Hereditary Physicians of Kerala - Traditional Medicine and Ayurveda in Modern India

List of contents

Introduction: A Brief History of Indigenous Medicine in India 1. The Backdrop 2. Contexts 3. Folk Healing, Poison Therapy and Muslim Ayurvedic Lineages 4. The Ashtavaidyans of Malabar. Afterword.

About the author

Indudharan Menon is Visiting Scholar at the Science and Society Programme, National Centre for Biological Sciences (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research), Bengaluru, India. As an Indologist who has studied and extensively researched traditional Indian medicine, sciences and philosophy, he has also coordinated research projects involving traditional Indian vaidyas, biomedical doctors and ethnobotanists. His publications include the book The Concealed Essence of the Hevajra Tantra (1992) and papers in the Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine (2010) and Current Science (2014).

Summary

This book examines the history and evolution of Ayurveda and indigenous medical traditions in juxtaposition with their encounter with colonial modernity. It focuses on Kerala’s hereditary folk and Ayurvedic practitioners and discusses relevant geographical, historical, socio-cultural and regional contexts.

Product details

• Authors: Indudharan Menon, Indudharan (National Centre for Biological Menon
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9780367732110
• ISBN: 978-0-367-73211-0
• No. of pages: 238
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, HISTORY / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Anthropology, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Customs & Traditions, India, Illness & addiction: social aspects, Religion & beliefs, History of Medicine, Social and cultural history, complementary medicine, Religion and beliefs, Ayurvedic therapies, Medical Sociology, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects, Traditional medicine and herbal remedies, HISTORY / Asia / South / General, Complementary and alternative medicine and therapies