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Proceedings of the Tenth Seminar of the IATS, 2003. Volume 10: Soundings in Tibetan Medicine
Anthropological and Historical Perspectives
- Editor Mona Schrempf
- Subjects: Asian Studies
- Keywords: Health; Anthropology; Himalaya; History; Medicine; Tibet
- Publication Year : 2007
- DOI: 10.1163/ej.9789004155503.i-449
- E - ISBN : 9789047422105
- Imprint: Brill
- Collections: Asian Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2007
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This collection of studies on the anthropology and history of Tibetan medicine provides fascinating new insights into both dynamic developments and historical continuities in medical knowledge and practice that have been manifest in a range of traditional and contemporary Tibetan societies.
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Preliminary Materials
- pp. i–vi
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Introduction: Refocusing On Tibetan Medicine
- pp. 1–6 (6)
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Himalayan Medical Encounters: The Establishment Of Biomedicine In Tibet And In Indian Exile
- pp. 7–28 (22)
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Integrating Abstraction: Modernising Medicine At Lhasa's Mentsikhang
- pp. 29–44 (16)
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Sa Cha 'Di Ma 'Phrod Na... Displacement And Traditional Tibetan Medicine Among Tibetan Refugees In India
- pp. 45–64 (20)
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Sherpa Beliefs And Western Medicine: Providing Health Care At Khunde Hospital, Nepal
- pp. 65–88 (24)
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Bon Lineage Doctors And The Local Transmission Of Knowing Medical Practice In Nagchu
- pp. 89–126 (38)
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A Crisis Of Confidence: A Comparison Between Shifts In Tibetan Medical Education In Nepal And Tibet
- pp. 127–154 (28)
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Making A Medical Living: On The Monetisation Of Tibetan Medicine In Spiti
- pp. 155–170 (16)
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The Land Of Milk And Barley: Medicinal Plants, Staple Foods, And Discourses Of Subjectivity In Rgyal Thang
- pp. 171–188 (18)
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Engaging The Subtle Body: Re-Approaching Bla Rituals In The Himalaya
- pp. 189–212 (24)
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Spirit Causation And Illness In Tibetan Medicine
- pp. 213–224 (12)
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'Life-Wind Illness' In Tibetan Medicine: Depression, Generalised Anxiety, And Panic Attack
- pp. 225–246 (22)
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Tibetan Medicine And The Classification And Treatment Of Mental Illness
- pp. 247–284 (38)
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'Magical Movements' ('Phrul 'Khor) In The Bon Tradition And Possible Applications As A Cim Therapy
- pp. 285–304 (20)
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An Early Tibetan History Of Indian Medicine
- pp. 305–326 (22)
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Tibetan And Chinese Pulse Diagnostics: A Comparison–With Special Reference To Locations For Pulse Taking
- pp. 327–344 (18)
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The Making Of The Blue Beryl – Some Remarks On The Textual Sources Of The Famous Commentary Of Sangye Gyatsho (1653–1705)
- pp. 345–372 (28)
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Preliminary Investigations Into New Oral And Textual Sources On Byang Lugs – The 'Northern School' Of Tibetan Medicine
- pp. 373–410 (38)
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Embryology And Embodiment In Tibetan Literature: Narrative Epistemology And The Rhetoric Of Identity
- pp. 411–426 (16)
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Brief Outlook: Desiderata In The Study Of The History Of Tibetan Medicine
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