Modern and Global Ayurveda: Pluralism and Paradigms
Wujastyk, Dagmar & Smith, Frederick M. (Eds.)
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Book ID : 44826
ISBN-10 : 93-93214-57-3 / 9393214573
ISBN-13 : 978-93-93214-57-7 / 9789393214577
Place
of Publication :
Delhi
Year
of Publication :
2022
Edition : (First Edition)
Language : English
360p., 21 cm.
CONTENTS
DESCRIPTION
Modern and Global Ayurveda provides an overview of the relatively recent history of Ayurveda in its modern and globalized forms. One of the traditional medical systems originating on the Indian subcontinent, Ayurveda is fast becoming a transnational phenomenon. Contributors to this volume include both scholars and practitioners of Ayurveda. The wide range of perspectives they offer include the philosophical, anthropological, sociopolitical, economic, biomedical, and pharmacological. Issues such as the ideological clashes between "classical" and "modernized" Ayurveda, the "export" of Ayurvedic medical lore to Western countries, and the possible "reimport" of its adapted and reinterpreted contents are covered and prove particularly relevant to contemporary discussion on the integration of complementary and alternative health care.
