Health Care in Eleventh-Century China

By examining all the prevalent varieties of therapy from self-care to religious ritual, this book explores health care practices in China, before modern times. In ancient China most people were unable to afford a doctor, even in the unlikely case that one lived near their village and was willing to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sivin, Nathan (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edición:1st ed. 2015.
Colección:Archimedes, New Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, 43
Temas:
Medicine-History.
History.
Anthropology.
History of Medicine.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo

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505 0 |a Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The Question of Efficacy -- Chapter 3: Classical Medicine -- Chapter 4: Therapy in Popular Religion -- Chapter 5: Therapy in Elite Religions -- Chapter 6: Therapy in the State Religion -- Chapter 7: Conclusions -- Appendix. 
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