Translating Buddhist Medicine in Medieval China

Informationen zum Autor C. Pierce Salguero teaches Asian history at Penn State Abington and has written many books on Asian health and medical practices for general audiences. Klappentext C. Pierce Salguero teaches Asian history at Penn State Abington and has written many books on Asian health and medical practices for general audiences. Zusammenfassung This interdisciplinary study examines the reception of Ayurvedic knowledge and other Indian medical teachings in medieval China through analysis of Buddhist texts, including translations from Indian languages as well as Chinese compositions between the second and ninth centuries. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chapter 1. The Buddhist Medical Transmission Chapter 2. Translators and Translation Practice Chapter 3. Translating Medicine in Buddhist Scriptures Chapter 4. Rewriting Buddhist Medicine Chapter 5. Popularizing Buddhist Medicine Conclusion List of Abbreviations Notes List of Chinese and Japanese Characters References Index Acknowledgments

Product details

• Authors: C Pierce Salguero, C. Pierce Salguero
• Publisher: University of pennsylvania pr
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.2014
• EAN: 9780812246117
• ISBN: 978-0-8122-4611-7
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Encounters with Asia; Encounters with Asia
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous