Health Care in Eleventh-Century China
By examining all the prevalent varieties of therapy from self-care to religious ritual, this book explores health care practices in China, before modern times. In ancient China most people were unable to afford a doctor, even in the unlikely case that one lived near their village and was willing to...
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| Language: | English |
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Cham :
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2015.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2015. |
| Series: | Archimedes, New Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology,
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20427-7 |
Table of Contents:
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: The Question of Efficacy
- Chapter 3: Classical Medicine
- Chapter 4: Therapy in Popular Religion
- Chapter 5: Therapy in Elite Religions
- Chapter 6: Therapy in the State Religion
- Chapter 7: Conclusions
- Appendix.