Do峁s by the Numbers
Journal name: History of Science in South Asia
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The journal 鈥淗istory of Science in South Asia鈥� (HSSA) publishes high-quality research on the history of science, focusing on South Asia but also welcoming studies on broader cultural influences. It adopts a broad definition of 鈥渟cience鈥� and encourages theoretical discussions and offers open access. Although initially supported by the Sayahna Foundation, it is now aided by the University of Alberta and 脡rudit.
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Kenneth G. Zysk
University of Copenhagen
History of Science in South Asia:
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Year: 2021 | Doi: 10.18732/hssa68
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This paper explores the origins of the Indian medical nosology involving the three 诲辞峁蝉 from the perspective of its formulation into three or four distinct types. The essay compares similarities in passages from three different literary sources: P膩募i texts of early Buddhism, early Sanskrit medical literature, and Greek texts from the Hippocratic Corpus and the Anonymus Londiniensis. The study reveals that the 迟谤颈诲辞峁-theory, common to 膩yurvedic literature from an early time was based on the adoption and then adaption of ideas nourished by an intellectual exchange with the Greek-speaking world.
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