Paths to Asian Medical Knowledge

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Sommario

Contributors: Judith Farquhar, Byron Good, Mary-Jo DelVecchio Good, Shigehisa Kuriyama, Carol Laderman, Charles Leslie, Margaret Lock, Mark Nichter, Gananath Obeyesekere, Gary Seaman, Margaret Trawick, Paul U. Unschuld, Francis Zimmermann

Info 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.

Riassunto

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. The authors offer a range of information and suggest new theoretical avenues for medical anthropology.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: American Anthropological Association, Charles Leslie, Charles Young Leslie, Leslie/Young
• Con la collaborazione di: Charles Leslie (Editore), Charles M. Leslie (Editore), Leslie Charles (Editore), Allan Young (Editore), Young Allan (Editore)
• Editore: University Of California Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 05.06.1992
• EAN: 9780520073180
• ISBN: 978-0-520-07318-0
• Pagine: 296
• Serie: Comparative Studies of Health; Comparative Studies of Health Systems and Medical Care
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Tematiche generali; Asia, Anthropology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, MEDICAL / History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, History of Medicine, Human biology, Medical Anthropology