Medicine Across Cultures

Medicine Across Cultures
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 428
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ISBN-10 : 9780306480942
ISBN-13 : 0306480948
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Book Synopsis Medicine Across Cultures by : Helaine Selin

Download or read book Medicine Across Cultures written by Helaine Selin and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-04-11 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work deals with the medical knowledge and beliefs of cultures outside of the United States and Europe. In addition to articles surveying Islamic, Chinese, Native American, Aboriginal Australian, Indian, Egyptian, and Tibetan medicine, the book includes essays on comparing Chinese and western medicine and religion and medicine. Each essay is well illustrated and contains an extensive bibliography.


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