Medicine Across Cultures
Download or Read eBook Medicine Across Cultures PDF 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.
| Author | : Helaine Selin |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 428 |
| Release | : 2006-04-11 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780306480942 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0306480948 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (42 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Medicine Across Cultures by : Helaine Selin
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.
