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The Transmission of Chinese Medicine

By Elisabeth Hsu

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1999
ISBN
0521645425, 9780521645423, 0521642361, 9780521642361
LCC
R601 .H697 1999
Google Books ID
JykPYHbSKWMC
Open Library ID
OL387670M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2117629 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Studies in Medical Anthropology 7
Pages
307\307
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

This is a study of traditional medical education in the People's Republic of China. The author became a disciple of a scholarly private practitioner, a Qigong master; attended courses given by a senior acupuncturist and masseur; and studied with undergraduates at the Yunnan College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, where the standardized knowledge of official Chinese medicine is inculcated. She compares theories and practices of these different Chinese medical traditions, and her fascinating insider's account of traditional medical practices brings out the way in which the context of instruction shapes knowledge.

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