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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Schmidt Stiedenroth, Kira, 1985- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Medicine > India > History.
Medicine, Greek and Roman.
Médecine > Inde > Histoire.
Médecine grecque et romaine.
Medicine.
Traditional medicine and herbal remedies.
MEDICAL > Alternative Medicine.
Medicine
Medicine, Greek and Roman
India.
India
Unani medicine, ethnography, Asian medicine, practice ontology, Islamic medicine.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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

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