Chinese Medicine in Contemporary China: Plurality and Synthesis

by Volker Scheid

Book Overview

As a traditional healing art that has established a contemporary global presence, Chinese medicine defies categories and raises many interesting questions. If Chinese medicine is "traditional," why has it not disappeared with the rest of traditional Chinese society? If, as some claim, it is a science, what does that imply about what we call science? What is the secret of Chinese medicine's remarkable adaptability that has allowed it to prosper for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822328720
• ISBN13: 9780822328728
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"