Buddhism and medicine: an anthology of premodern sources

From its earliest days, Buddhism has been closely intertwined with medicine. Buddhism and Medicine is a singular collection showcasing the generative relationship and mutual influence between these fields across premodern Asia. The anthology combines dozens of English-language translations of premod...

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Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Salguero, C. Pierce (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
Τύπος μέσου: Εκτύπωση Βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:Αγγλικά
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Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: HBZ Gateway
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Έκδοση: New York Columbia University Press 2017
Στο/Στη:Έτος: 2017
Τόμοι / Άρθρα:Εμφάνιση τόμων / άρθρων.
Τυποποιημένες (ακολουθίες) λέξεων-κλειδιών:B Βουδιστική λογοτεχνία / Ιατρική (μοτίβο) / Υγεία (μοτίβο) / Υγιεινή
B Ιατρική (μοτίβο) / Βουδισμός (μοτίβο)
Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά:B Healing Religious aspects Buddhism
B Suffering Religious aspects Buddhism
B History, Ancient
B Ανθολογία
B Buddhism
B Attitude to Health
B History, Medieval
B Medicine, Traditional History
B Religion and Medicine
B Far East
B India
Διαθέσιμο Online: Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag)
Παράλληλη έκδοση:Ηλεκτρονική πηγή
Περιγραφή
Σύνοψη:From its earliest days, Buddhism has been closely intertwined with medicine. Buddhism and Medicine is a singular collection showcasing the generative relationship and mutual influence between these fields across premodern Asia. The anthology combines dozens of English-language translations of premodern Buddhist texts with contextualizing introductions by leading international scholars in Buddhist studies, history of medicine, and a range of other fields.These sources explore in detail medical topics ranging from the development of fetal anatomy in the womb to nursing, hospice, dietary regimen, magical powers, visualization, and other healing knowledge. Works translated here include meditation guides, popular narratives, ritual manuals, spells texts, monastic disciplinary codes, recipe inscriptions, philosophical treatises, poetry, works by physicians, and other genres. Altogether, these selections and their introductions provide a comprehensive overview of Buddhist healing throughout Asia. They also demonstrate the central place of healing in Buddhist practice and in the daily life of the premodern world
Περιγραφή τεκμηρίου:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0231179944