Religious practices in South India to cure diseases
Alam, M.M.; Rama Rao, B.
Bulletin of the Indian Institute of History of Medicine 28(1): 1-5
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0304-9558 PMID: 12587569 Document Number: 488991
There is belief in South Indian villages that epidemics are due to evil spirits surrounding the villages. The propitiating of Gods and Goddesses to get rid of diseases in these villages are discussed. The Christian and Muslin traditions to cure the diseases by practising religion are also discussed.
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