05517nam 22013575 450 991045256950332120210122192327.01-281-60420-897866137848960-520-95158-110.1525/9780520951587(CKB)2550000000105117(EBL)968190(OCoLC)801365297(SSID)ssj0000695689(PQKBManifestationID)11400674(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000695689(PQKBWorkID)10677501(PQKB)10924583(StDuBDS)EDZ0001053910(DE-B1597)520726(DE-B1597)9780520951587(MiAaPQ)EBC968190(EXLCZ)99255000000010511720200424h20122012 fg engur|n|---|||||txtccrHealing Elements Efficacy and the Social Ecologies of Tibetan Medicine /Sienna R. CraigBerkeley, CA :University of California Press,[2012]©20121 online resource (345 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-27323-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter --Contents --List of Illustrations --Preface --Acknowledgments --Notes on the Use of Non-English Terms --List of Acronyms --Introduction --1. Portrait of a Himalayan Healer --2. The Pulse of an Institution --3. Lineage and Legitimacy --4. Therapeutic Encounters --5. Good Manufacturing Practices --6. Cultivating the Wilds --7. The Biography of a Medicine --Conclusion --Glossary --Notes --Bibliography --IndexTibetan medicine has come to represent multiple and sometimes conflicting agendas. On the one hand it must retain a sense of cultural authenticity and a connection to Tibetan Buddhism; on the other it must prove efficacious and safe according to biomedical standards. Recently, Tibetan medicine has found a place within the multibillion-dollar market for complementary, traditional, and herbal medicines as people around the world seek alternative paths to wellness. Healing Elements explores how Tibetan medicine circulates through diverse settings in Nepal, China, and beyond as commercial goods and gifts, and as target therapies and panacea for biophysical and psychosocial ills. Through an exploration of efficacy - what does it mean to say Tibetan medicine "works"? - this book illustrates a bio-politics of traditional medicine and the meaningful, if contested, translations of science and healing that occur across distinct social ecologies.Asian Continental Ancestry Group - ethnology - TibetHolistic Health - TibetHolistic medicine - TibetMedicine, Tibetan - TibetMedicine, Tibetan Traditional - TibetMedicine, East Asian TraditionalCultureHealthPhilosophy, MedicalComplementary TherapiesContinental Population GroupsAnthropology, CulturalMedicine, TraditionalPopulation CharacteristicsPhilosophyPopulation GroupsTherapeuticsHealth CareHumanitiesAnthropologyPersonsSocial SciencesHolistic HealthAsian Continental Ancestry GroupMedicine, Tibetan TraditionalEthnologyAnthropologyHILCCMedicineHILCCSocial SciencesHILCCHealth & Biological SciencesHILCCHistory of MedicineHILCCSocial & Cultural AnthropologyHILCCChinaFar EastAsiaTibetElectronic books.Asian Continental Ancestry Group - ethnology - Tibet.Holistic Health - Tibet.Holistic medicine - Tibet.Medicine, Tibetan - Tibet.Medicine, Tibetan Traditional - Tibet.Medicine, East Asian TraditionalCultureHealthPhilosophy, MedicalComplementary TherapiesContinental Population GroupsAnthropology, CulturalMedicine, TraditionalPopulation CharacteristicsPhilosophyPopulation GroupsTherapeuticsHealth CareHumanitiesAnthropologyPersonsSocial SciencesHolistic HealthAsian Continental Ancestry GroupMedicine, Tibetan TraditionalEthnologyAnthropologyMedicineSocial SciencesHealth & Biological SciencesHistory of MedicineSocial & Cultural Anthropology610.9515Craig Sienna R.authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut965725DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910452569503321Healing Elements2456663UNINA