Paths to Asian Medical Knowledge: 32 - Brossura

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0520073185 ISBN 13: 9780520073180

Casa editrice: University of California Press, 1992

Riassunto

Like its classic predecessor, Asian Medical Systems, Paths to Asian Medical Knowledge significantly expands the study of Asian medicine. These essays ask how patients and practitioners know what they knowwhat evidence of disease or health they consider convincing and what cultural traditions and symbols guide their thinking. Whether discussing Japanese anatomy texts, Islamic humoralism, Ayurvedic clinical practice, or a variety of other subjects, the authors offer an exciting range of information and suggest new theoretical avenues for medical anthropology.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Charles Leslie is Professor of Anthropology and the Humanities at the Center for Science and Culture, University of Delaware. Allan Young is Professor of Anthropology in the Department of Humanities and Social Studies in Medicine, McGill University.

Product Description:

Like its predecessor "Asian Medical Systems, Paths to Asian Medical Knowledge" expands the study of Asian medecine. These essays ask how patients and practitioners know what they know - what evidence of disease or health they consider convincing and what cultural traditions and symbols guide their thinking. Whether discussing Japanese anatomy texts, Islamic humoralism, Ayurvedic clinical practice, or a variety of other subjects, the authors offer a range of information and suggest new theoretical avenues for medical anthropology. The contributors are Judith Farquhar, Byron Good, Mary-Jo DelVecchio Good; Shigehisa Kuriyama, Carol Laderman, Charles Leslie, Margaret Lock, Mark Nichter, Gananath Obeysekere, Gary Seaman, Margaret Trawick, Paul U. Unschuld and Francis Zimmerman.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: University of California Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0520073185
• ISBN 13: 9780520073180
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 308
• Redattore: Leslie Charles