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Book SynopsisTibetan medicine has come to represent multiple and sometimes conflicting agendas. This title 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.
Trade Review"An outstanding, long-overdue book that will doubtlessly serve as the standard monograph on Tibetan medicine for years to come." -- Stephan Kloos Somatosphere "A deeply moving account... A valuable resource for anyone interested in contemporary issues pertaining to Tibetan medicine... Highly Recommended." -- J. Saxton, Bastyr University Choice
Table of ContentsList 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 Index
