Buch
Medicine Across Cultures
-History and Practice of Medicine in Non-Western Cultures-Helaine Selin (Hrsg.)
Übersicht
Verlag | : | Springer Netherland |
Buchreihe | : | Science Across Cultures: The History of Non-Western Science (Bd. 3) |
Sprache | : | Englisch |
Erschienen | : | 31. 05. 2003 |
Seiten | : | 417 |
Einband | : | Gebunden |
Höhe | : | 234 mm |
Breite | : | 156 mm |
Gewicht | : | 1780 g |
ISBN | : | 9781402011665 |
Sprache | : | Englisch |
Stichworte aus dem enthaltenen Werk
Stichworte im VLB | : | Aboriginal Health Practice, Cultural Studies, Medicine in Ancient Mesoamerica, Oriental Medicine, Thai Medicine, Tibetan Medicine, Western Medicine, african medicine, biomedicine, medical knowledge, medicine in ancient China, medicine in ancient Egypt, non-western cultures, practice of medicine, therapy |
Produktinformation
This work deals with the medical knowledge and beliefs of cultures outside of the United States and Europe. In addition to articles surveying Islamic, Chinese, Native American, Aboriginal Australian, Indian, Egyptian, and Tibetan medicine, the book includes essays on comparing Chinese and western medicine and religion and medicine. Each essay is well illustrated and contains an extensive bibliography.