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Indic Ideas in the Graeco-Roman World
It is common to speak of “civilizational ideas”, but do they exist? For example, are the dośas of Āyurveda peculiarly Indian since they are a tripartite classification that is basic to the Vedic system of knowledge? Plato introduced a similar system based on three humours into Greek medicine, with a central role to the idea of breath (pneuma in Greek). But this centrality of breath (prān. a in ...
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differences between such "technical terms" and everyday vocabulary. However, this general definition is modified to explain what should presently be understood under "medical Latin". Even if there are cultural and social differences between ancient and modem medical languages, "medical Latin" will be a term used to denote a "Fachsprache", i.e., a variety of language used by those with a special...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie
سال: 2009
ISSN: 2222-4173,0254-3486
DOI: 10.4102/satnt.v28i2.63