Paths to Asian Medical Knowledge

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Charles Leslie, Charles M. Leslie, Allan Young
University of California Press, 5 de jun. de 1992 - 296 páginas
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 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 an exciting range of information and suggest new theoretical avenues for medical anthropology.
 

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CHINESE MEDICINE COSMOPOLITAN MEDICINE
19
Approaching Chinese Medical Practice
62
Folk Concepts of Physiology and Etiology
74
Narratives about Individualism
98
The Flower Power of Ayurveda
209
Of Ticks Kings Spirits and the Promise of Vaccines
224
ISLAMIC HUMORAL TRADITIONS
255
Islamic Humoralism on the Malay Peninsula
272
CONTRIBUTORS
289
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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.

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