An Intellectual History of Medicine in Early Modern Tibet Gyatso, Janet. creator text Electronic books. nyu New York Columbia University Press 2015 monographic eng

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1 online resource (539 p.) Critically exploring scientific thought and its relation to religion in traditional Tibetan medicine, Being Human expands our sense of Tibetan cultural history, unpacking the intersection of early modern sensibilities and religious ideals during the time of the Fifth Dalai Lama. Studying the adaptation of Buddhist concepts and values to medical concerns, the book also advances an appreciation of Buddhism's role in the development of Asian and global civilization. Through its unique focus and sophisticated reading of source materials, Being Human captures the religious character of medicine in. List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; A Technical Note; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I: In the Capital; 1. Reading Paintings, Painting the Medical, Medicalizing the State; 2. Anatomy of an Attitude: Medicine Comes of Age; Part II: Bones of Contention; 3. The Word of the Buddha; 4. The Evidence of the Body: Medical Channels. Tantric Knowing; 5. Tangled Up in System: The Heart, in the Text and in the Hand; Coda: Influence, Rhetoric, and Riding Two Horses at Once; Part III: Roots of the Profession; 6. Women and Gender 7. The Ethics of Being Human: The Doctor's Formation in a Material RealmConclusion: Ways and Means for Medicine; Notes; Bibliographies; Index Description based upon print version of record. Buddhism--Tibet Region--History Medicine, Tibetan--History Medicine--Religious aspects--Buddhism Buddhism Tibet Region History Medicine, Tibetan History Medicine Religious aspects Buddhism RELIGION / Comparative Religion BQ7584 294.3/366109515 Gyatso, Janet New York : Columbia University Press,c2015 9780231538329 0231538324 http://public.eblib.com/choice/PublicFullRecord.aspx?p=1912261 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=944986 http://public.eblib.com/choice/PublicFullRecord.aspx?p=1912261 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=944986 EBLCP 150131 20200709060330.0 ocn902419280 eng