Hindu Medicine c7.294

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Hindu classic medicine stems from priestly magic; unlike the pioneers of modern thought who became famous through their persecution by the church for contradicting traditional ideas, Hindu medical men never were at variance with the authority of Brahmin priestcraft and revealed sacred lore. Like the traditional knowledge of other skills, medicine flourished in the all-comprehending atmosphere of Hindu orthodoxy. The general features of Brahmin sacred tradition, its myths, gods, and demons, form an intrinsic part of medical learning. Mythical tales explain the character and origin of diseases.