An anonymous Hippocratic writer rejected the idea that epilepsy was divine punishment.
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An anonymous Hippocratic writer rejected the idea that epilepsy was divine punishment. He located its cause within the body and gave the brain a central role.
His argument also challenged sacred healers who claimed supernatural authority.
The physiology was not modern, but the principle was formidable: disease should be explained through nature rather than protected by mystery.
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