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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786492603321

Autore

Cerulli Anthony Michael

Titolo

Somatic lessons [[electronic resource] ] : narrating patienthood and illness in Indian medical literature / / Anthony Cerulli

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, 2012

ISBN

1-4619-1800-6

1-4384-4388-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (231 p.)

Collana

SUNY series in Hindu studies.

SUNY series in Hindu studies

Disciplina

615.5/38

Soggetti

Medicine, Ayurvedic - History

Medical literature - India - History and criticism

Sanskrit literature - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.), University of Chicago, Faculty of the Divinity School, 2007.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: Narrativizing The Body -- The Patient's Body In Indian Medical Literature -- Fever -- Miscarriage -- The King's Disease -- The Joy of Life of ĀNandarāYamakhin -- Conclusion: Medical Narratives and The Narrativized Patient.