Traditional Chinese Medicine in the United States - In Search of Spiritual Meaning and Ultimate Health

Informationen zum Autor Emily S. Wu is a college instructor in the San Francisco Bay area and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Asian religions and cultures. Her current research primarily focuses on Chinese and Chinese American religious practices and beliefs that intersect with medicine, healing, and understandings of the human body. Klappentext This book provides a historically, socially, and culturally-contextualized portrayal of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) as a complementary and alternative medical profession in the United States. Zusammenfassung This book provides a historically! socially! and culturally-contextualized portrayal of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) as a complementary and alternative medical profession in the United States. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefacePersonal BeginningIntroductionChapter 1: ContextualizationChapter 2: History of Local TCMChapter 3: Medical Training and Identity FormationChapter 4: TCM Healers in the Chinese CommunityChapter 5: TCM as Complementary MedicineChapter 6: TCM as Alternative MedicineChapter 7: Creating a Space for Psychic HealingChapter 8: Going to the Culturally AuthenticChapter 9: Environmentalism and Lifestyle ChangesChapter 10: The Happenings in an Acupuncture ClinicChapter 11: The Embodied Spirituality of QiChapter 12: Ideal Body and the Concept of HealthChapter 13: Concluding Analysis

Product details

• Authors: Emily S. Wu
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.03.2015
• EAN: 9781498515108
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-1510-8
• No. of pages: 244
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Esoterics: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, Ethnic Studies, HEALTH & FITNESS / Herbal Medications, HEALTH & FITNESS / Alternative Therapies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, United States of America, USA, Social and cultural anthropology, Black & Asian Studies, Traditional medicine and herbal remedies, Chinese medicine & acupuncture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, Anthropology;Health;Medicine;Religion