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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Langford, Jean (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2002.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • (Re)inventingAyurveda
  • Ayurvedic Interiors
  • Healing National Culture
  • The Effect of Externality
  • Clinical Gazes
  • Medical Simulations
  • Parodies of Selfhood.

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