Fluent Bodies : Ayurvedic Remedies for Postcolonial Imbalance /

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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.

Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Langford, Jean (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Durham : Duke University Press, 2002.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Traditional medicine.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
MEDICAL > Pharmacology.
social sciences.
anthropology.
culture note.
Sciences sociales.
Anthropologie.
Ethnologie.
Therapeutique.
Culture.
Medecines paralleles.
Āyurveda > Aspect social.
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
Social Sciences
Anthropology
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
Anthropology, Cultural
Therapeutics
Culture
Complementary Therapies
Medicine, Traditional
Medicine, Ayurvedic
Social sciences.
Anthropology.
Ethnology.
Therapeutics.
Traditional medicine > India.
Medicine, Ayurvedic > Social aspects.
India.
India
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Description
Résumé:'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.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (323 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780822384113

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