Ayurveda made modern: political histories of indigenous medicine in north india, 1900-1955
Auteur :
Berger, R.
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9781349329687
Date de publication :
1 janv. 2013
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book explores the ways in which Ayurveda, the oldest medical tradition of the Indian subcontinent, was transformed from a composite of 'ancient' medical knowledge into a 'modern' medical system, suited to the demands posed by apparatuses of health developed in late colonial India.