DISEASED SELVES AND SOCIAL OTHERS: CULTURAL CONSTRUCTIONS OF EPILEPSY AND LEPROSY IN INDIA
Journal: International Journal of Advanced Research (Vol.13, No. 09)Publication Date: 2025-09-14
Authors : Gitanjali Dey;
Page : 687-692
Keywords : Epilepsy Leprosy Indian traditions Ayurveda Myth Stigma Cultural history Folklore Religious imagination Illness and society;
Abstract
Illness has long been understood not only in medical but also in symbolic and moral terms. Within the Indian subcontinent
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