Prayer nodules

H, ur Rehman; Na, Asfour

doi:10.1503/cmaj.090392

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“…Religious groups often encourage or require adherents to wear specific types of clothing or adornments, or to make certain modifications to their bodies (e.g., scarification, painting, or piercing), that advertise their religious affiliations. Some Muslims and Buddhists, for example, develop zabiba, or “prayer nodules,” which are raised patches of tissue that develop on the forehead, knees, or feet from decades of pressing the body to the ground in daily prayer (Abanmi, Al Zouman, Al Hussaini, & Al-Asmari, 2002; ur Rehman & Asfour, 2010). Likewise, members of many Christian groups (viz., Roman Catholics, Anglicans, Lutherans, and Methodists) celebrate Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent, by attending a service at which church leaders ceremonially inscribe palm ashes in the form of crosses onto their foreheads.…”

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Christian religious badges instill trust in Christian and non-Christian perceivers.

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Swartwout²,

Shaver³

et al. 2016

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

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We conducted 4 experiments to examine how people incorporate visual information about strangers' religious identities-religious badges-into their decisions about how much to trust them. Experiment 1 revealed that Christian and non-Christian participants were more trusting (as measured by self-report) of targets who wore a religious badge associated with Christianity (Ash Wednesday ashes) than toward targets who did not wear such a badge. Experiment 2 replicated Experiment 1 and also revealed that the effects of Ash Wednesday ashes on Christians' and non-Christians' trust extended to a behavioral measure of trust (i.e., monetary allocations in a multiplayer trust game). Experiment 3 replicated Experiments 1 and 2 with a different religious badge (a necklace with the Christian cross on it). Experiment 4 ruled out a potential confound. Consistent with a stereotype interpretation, these results suggest that U.S. students regard visual cues to people's espousal of Christian religious beliefs as signals of their trustworthiness.

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Christian religious badges instill trust in Christian and non-Christian perceivers.

McCullough¹,

Swartwout²,

Shaver³

et al. 2016

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

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“…Talar callosity, also known as callosity of crossed-legged sitting, is uncommon in occidental countries, but it is frequently seen in Arabic and Asian cultures, in relation to prayer [3][4][5], meditation [11], and other activities that involve crossed-legged sitting [1], such as yoga or even eating in some countries (e.g., India) [2]. Talar callosity has been previously described in children in relation to crossed-legged or kneeling positions on the floor [12].…”

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Sonography of a case series of talar callosities

et al. 2022

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Talar callosity is an uncommon condition characterized by asymptomatic hyperkeratotic plaques located on the dorsum of one or both feet. We have detected an increased number of children presenting with this condition after the COVID-19 lockdown. High-frequency ultrasound was performed in all patients who consulted because of talar callosity. All four cases shared similar ultrasound findings: thickening of the epidermis with effacement of the subepidermal low-echogenic band and diffuse thickening of the dermis and subcutaneous cellular tissue, with a diffuse decrease in echogenicity. The bone cortex was respected in all cases. No increase in vascularization was detected. Although it is a benign condition, it is important to recognize talar callosity to exclude worse conditions and to prevent unnecessary biopsies. To our knowledge, we are the first to describe ultrasonographic findings of talar callosity.

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“…The entity of corns and callosities have left their footprint in every walk of life breaking boundaries among countries, cultures, classes, socio-economic conditions and even emerge as a result of religious rituals. [31][32][33] In ancient period of temple medicine, votives of foot were offered to the temples of various gods mainly to the Goddess Diana in Roman empire for healing. Many such foot votives showing corns and calluses have been recovered [Figure 3].…”

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