Religion and Medicine in Ancient India: a Different Discourse Based on Caraka Saṃhitᾱ
This study of Ayurveda and the treatise Caraka Samhita (ca. 200 BCE) illustrates what the introductory essay defines as the ‘systemic’ nature of globalisation. Ayurveda was practiced within the Indian Vedic religious system by specific experts, and intended exclusively for kings and priests. The Car...
| Published in: | Marburg journal of religion |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Fachgebiet für Religionswissenschaft im Fachbereich 11, Philipps Universität Marburg
[2020]
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| In: |
Marburg journal of religion
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
India
/ Religion
/ Medicine
/ Caraka
/ Ontology
/ Practical orientation
/ Western world
/ Ayurveda
/ Health
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism KBM Asia |
| Further subjects: | B
alternative medice
B Ayurveda B Caraka Samhita B Religion B Science B Globalisation B Holistic |
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