{"product_id":"healing-elements-9780520273245","title":"Healing Elements","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTibetan 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList 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","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53515439669591,"sku":"9780520273245","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/healing-elements-9780520273245","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}