Asian Medical Systems: A Comparative Study

Book Specification Item Code: IDE367 Author: Charles Leslie Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd. Language: English Edition: 1998 ISBN: 9788120815360 Pages: 426 (B & W Illus: 8, Figures: 13, With Tables: 30) Cover: Hardcover Other Details 9.8" X 6.4" Weight 750 gm Book Description From the Jacket: Asian Medical System provide fascinating opportunities to observe directly practices opportunities to observe directly practices that continue ancient scientific modes of thought, and to analyse the historical processes that mediate their relationship to modern science and technology. Three great tradition of medical science evolved during antiquity in the Chinese, Indian and Mediterranean civilizations, all based on humoral conceptions of health and illness. Folk curers throughout the world continue to practice humoral medicine, but in Asia along educated physicians maintain its learned traditions. Thus, in these societies the great and little traditions