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A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c30.232

A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c30.232

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v2.c30.232

Monographs on the subject are: Jagaddeva’s *Svapnacintāmaṇi* (see J. von Negelein, 1912); R.K. Rāy’s *Svapnakamalākara* (1982). See also *Atharvaveda* 6.46 and *Kauśikasūtra* 46.9–13 (translation: W. Caland, 1967: 151). Six types of dreams are distinguished in the *Milindapañha* (see ABI 141; I.B. Horner, 1964: 128). Compare on the importance of dreams in Greek medicine: S.M. Oberhelman (1981), (1983), (1987), (1993); L. Thorndike (1923): II, 290–302. See on dreams and their interpretation in the middle ages: P. Diepgen (1912). See on the history of dream interpretation: S. Freud (1948).

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