Medicine and Memory in Tibet : Amchi Physicians in an Age of Reform

Only fifty years ago, Tibetan medicine, now seen in China as a vibrant aspect of Tibetan culture, was considered a feudal vestige to be eliminated through government-led social transformation. Medicine and Memory in Tibet examines medical revivalism on the geographic and sociopolitical margins both...

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Main Author: Hofer, Theresia (auth)
Format: eBook
Published: Washington University of Washington Press 2018
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