This source is from “The Medical Work of Hippocrates” and was probably read to Hippocrates’ students at his school, or at least taught in some way. It talks about a “Sacred Disease” which is more commonly known now as epilepsy. He talks about how people tried to cure the disease with magic and religious purification. Hippocrates, in this source, states his belief that these rituals do not affect the person or illness in any way because he does not beli