Recipes for Immortality. Healing, Religion, and Community in South India.

Despite the global spread of Western medical practice, traditional doctors still thrive in the modern world. In Recipes for Immorality, Richard Weiss illuminates their continued success by examining the ways in which siddha medical practitioners in Tamil South India win the trust and patronage of pa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Weiss, Richard S.
Autor Corporativo: Oxford University Press
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Colección:Oxford scholarship online.
Oxford scholarship online. Religion module.
Temas:
Medicine, Siddha > Social aspects > India > Tamil Nadu.
Tamil (Indic people) > Health and hygiene.
Group identity > India > Tamil Nadu.
Culture.
Medicine > Religious aspects.
Group identity.
Medicine, Ayurvedic
Culture
Religion and Medicine
Social Identification
Médecine siddha > Aspect social > Inde > Tamil Nadu.
Tamouls > Santé et hygiène.
Identité collective > Inde > Tamil Nadu.
Médecine > Aspect religieux.
Identité collective.
culture note.
group identity.
culture (concept)
Medicine > Religious aspects
Group identity
India
India > Tamil Nadu
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. The Autonomy of Tradition: Creating Space for Traditional Medicine; 3. The Miraculous Origins of Siddha Medicine; 4. The Invasion of Utopia: The Corruption of Siddha Medicine by Ayurveda; 5. Reviving the Utopian Character of Siddha Medicine; 6. Secrecy, Hereditary Education, and the Immortality of Siddha Medicine; 7. The Loss and Recovery of Medical Knowledge; 8. Conclusion: The Holy Science of Siddha Medicine; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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