A History Of The Indian Subcontinent From C. 7000 BCE To CE 1200
A History Of The Indian Subcontinent From C. 7000 BCE To CE 1200 When thinking of India, it is hard not to think of caste. The Vedic hymns of the migrant Aryan tribes are the earliest literary source of information about healing practices in the sub-continent. These hymns provide insights into diseases prevalent during the period and their perceived causes. Most ailments, both physical and mental, were attributed to malevolent spirits and cures consisted of rituals, charms, mantras, medicines and surgical intervention. The hymns in the Atharva Veda, the last of the four Vedas, and largely composed after the Aryans were well settled in the sub-continent, indicate that indigenous non-Aryan healing practices had influenced the Vedic Aryan healers (2). What most non-Indian people may not know about American Tribal sovereignty is it legally exempts federally-recognized Indian tribes and their tribal lands from many of the local, city, state, federal and international laws and regulation...
