Unani medicine in the making : practices and representations in 21st century India /
In Unani Medicine in the Making, Kira Schmidt Stiedenroth examines the contemporary institutions and practices of Graeco-Islamic healing in India. Drawing on interviews with practitioners, clinical observations, and Urdu sources, the book focuses on Unani's multiplicity, scrutinizing apparent t...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Amsterdam University Press,
[2020]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. A system of medicine?
- 2. Authority, originality, and the limits of standardization
- 3. Beyond humouralism
- 4. The appropriation of modern scientific advances and concepts
- 5. Science and the quest for acceptance and recognition
- 6. Unani medicine and Muslims in India
- Summary and reflexions for future engagement