The Classical Doctrine of Indian Medicine: Its Origins and its Greek Parallels c1: Front matter
The Classical Doctrine of Indian Medicine: Its Origins and its Greek Parallels c1
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Front matter
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the *Gesta Romanorum*, the *Legenda Aurea*, and the *Speculum Historiale* of Vincent of Beauvais. These were the books that fed the imagination of the Middle Ages, and they were the books that the Church, in its wisdom, provided for the instruction of the faithful. They were not history in the modern sense of the word; they were moral tales, designed to illustrate the power of God and the vanity of the world.
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But even in these works, we can see the beginnings of a more critical spirit. The *Gesta Romanorum*, for instance, contains stories that are clearly derived from classical sources, and the *Legenda Aurea* is full of accounts of the lives of the saints that are based on earlier, more reliable records. The Church was not entirely indifferent to the truth; it was simply that its conception of truth was different from our own. It was a truth that was not to be found in the dusty archives of the past, but in the living experience of the present.
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It is in this context that we must understand the work of the great chroniclers of the Middle Ages, such as Matthew Paris and William of Malmesbury. They were not merely recording events; they were interpreting them in the light of the Christian faith. They saw the hand of God in every event, and they sought to show how the history of the world was, in reality, the history of the salvation of mankind.
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This, then, was the task of the historian in the Middle Ages: to show how the world was governed by the providence of God, and how the Church was the instrument through which that providence was made manifest. It was a task that required not only learning and industry, but also a deep and abiding faith. And it is for this reason that the history of the Church is, in many ways, the history of the Middle Ages themselves.
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THE CLASSICAL DOCTRINE
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OF INDIAN MEDICINE Its origins and its Greek Parallels
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*by* J. Filliozat
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MUNSHIRAM MANOHARLAL Oriental Booksellers and Publishers Post Box 1165, Nai Sarak, Delhi-6
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First English Edition : January, 1964
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Translated from the original in French By
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PUBLISHED BY M/S MUNSHI RAM MANOHAR LAL, ORIENTAL PUBLISHERS, NAI SARAK, DELHI-6 AND PRINTED AT NAVCHETAN PRESS (P) LTD. (LESSEES OF ARJUN PRESS) NAYA BAZAR, DELHI.