The Origin of the Life of a Human Being
Language: English
Published by Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, 99, 2003
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Text in English. 728 pp. Tear on the dust jacket. Edge wear. Highlights on few of the pages. This study attempts to determine how the ancient Indian medical and sexological texts would answer a non-medical question, but also social and religious relevance, namely: What happens in a woman's body at the time of conception? To this end, numerous relevant texts were exhaustively analysed, along with several secondary sources and relevant data from other traditional medicinal systems. The highly complicated material with data often widely scattered or embedded in problematic contexts, required complex analysis. This also entailed delving deeply into Indian medical and sexological theories in general, and tackling basic principles and concepts, hitherto, not satisfactorily described. In the process. layers of obfuscation deriving from preconceived notions and apologetics and often first to be removed. This study will thus also benefit those looking at aspects of Indian medicine and sexology. The main body of the work has been augmented with several excursuses on special problems of Indian medicine and sexology, with an appendix in juxtaposition with Greek and Yun?ni medicine and select technical terms. Further, exhaustive indices of the text facilitate usage. …
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- Title
- The Origin of the Life of a Human Being
- Author
- Rahul Peter Das
- Publisher
- Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, 99
- Publication year
- 2003
- Condition
- Good
- Dust jacket
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 8120819985
- ISBN 13
- 9788120819986
- Seller catalogs
- Medical
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