
Knowing Practice
The Clinical Encounter Of Chinese Medicine
Judith Farquhar(Author)
Westview Press Inc
1st Edition
Published on 8. March 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
275 pages
978-0-8133-3016-7 (ISBN)
Description
This book examines the theory and practice of traditional medicine in modern China. It describes the logic of diagnosis and treatment from the inside perspective of doctors and scholars, and demonstrates how theoretical and textual materials interweave with the practical requirements of the clinic.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
402 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8133-3016-7 (9780813330167)
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Person
Judith Farquhar is associate professor of anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Content
Introduction: "We Take Practice to Be Our Guide" -- Chinese Medicine as Institutional Object and Historical Moment -- Preliminary Orientations -- The Clinical Encounter Observed -- Description and Analysis in Kanbing -- The Syndrome-Therapy Pivot -- Remanifesting the Syndrome and Qualifying the Therapy -- Classification, Specificity, History, and Action -- Conclusion -- Appendix A -- Chinese and Pharmaceutical Names of Drugs Used in Cases 1-3 -- Glossary of Chinese Terms -- About the Book and Author