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As more and more Asian medical practices cross into Western culture through the popularity of yoga and herbalism, and as Western medicine finds its way east in the form of plastic surgery, these systems of meaning become inextricably interrelated. The essays in this volume consider the larger implic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Alter, Joseph S. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2005.
Colección:Encounters with Asia.
Temas:
Traditional medicine > Asia.
Medicine, Ayurvedic > Asia.
Cross-cultural studies.
Manners and customs.
Medicine, Oriental.
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Cultural Characteristics
Internationality
Medicine, Ayurvedic
Medicine, East Asian Traditional
Ethnomédecine > Asie.
Āyurveda > Asie.
Études transculturelles.
Mœurs et coutumes.
Médecine orientale.
customs (social concepts)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Emigration & Immigration.
Medicine, Oriental
Cross-cultural studies
Manners and customs
Traditional medicine
Volksgeneeskunde.
Ayurveda.
Asia > Social life and customs.
Asie > Mœurs et coutumes.
Asia
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:As more and more Asian medical practices cross into Western culture through the popularity of yoga and herbalism, and as Western medicine finds its way east in the form of plastic surgery, these systems of meaning become inextricably interrelated. The essays in this volume consider the larger implications of transmissions between cultures.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vi 187 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-176) and index.
ISBN:9780812205251
0812205251

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