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'Fluent bodies' examines the modernisation of the indigenous healing practice, Ayurveda, in India. It combines contemporary ethnography with a study of key historical moments as glimpsed through early 20th century texts.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Langford, Jean (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, 2002.
Colección:Body, commodity, text.
Temas:
Medicine, Ayurvedic > Social aspects.
Traditional medicine > India.
Culture.
Therapeutics.
Ethnology.
Anthropology.
Social sciences.
Medicine, Ayurvedic
Medicine, Traditional
Complementary Therapies
Culture
Therapeutics
Anthropology, Cultural
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
Anthropology
Social Sciences
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
Āyurveda > Aspect social.
Médecines parallèles.
Thérapeutique.
Ethnologie.
Anthropologie.
Sciences sociales.
culture note.
anthropology.
social sciences.
treating (health care function)
culture (concept)
MEDICAL > Pharmacology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Social sciences
Ethnology
Traditional medicine
India
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:'Fluent bodies' examines the modernisation of the indigenous healing practice, Ayurveda, in India. It combines contemporary ethnography with a study of key historical moments as glimpsed through early 20th century texts.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 311 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-304) and index.
ISBN:9780822384113
0822384116

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