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Modern and Global Ayurveda: Pluralism and Paradigms

Modern and Global Ayurveda: Pluralism and Paradigms

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Medical ReferenceReligion General Anthropology

ISBN10: 0791474909
ISBN13: 9780791474907
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: Jul 10 2008
Pages: 363
Weight: 1.10
Height: 0.90 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.80
Language: English

A comprehensive overview of Ayurveda.

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.

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