Medical Practice in Twelfth-century China - A Translation of Xu Shuwei's Ninety Discussions [Cases] on Cold Damage Disorders (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)

This book is an annotated translation of Xu Shuwei's (1080-1154) collection of 90 medical case records - Ninety Discussions of Cold Damage Disorders (shanghan jiushi lun ) - which was the first such collection in China. The translation reveals patterns of social as well as medical history. This book provides the readers with a distinctive first hand perspective on twelfth-century medical practice, including medical aspects, such as nosology, diagnosis, treatment, and doctrinal reasoning supporting them. It also presents the social aspect of medical practice, detailing the various participants in the medical encounter, their role, the power relations within the encounter, and the location where the encounter occurred. Reading the translation of Xu's cases allows the readers high-resolution snapshots of medicine and medical practice as reflected from the case records documented by this leading twelfth-century physician. The detailed introduction to the translation contextualizes Xu's life and medical practice in the broader changes of this transformative era.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Archimedes, 54
Release date:	July 2019
First published:	2019
Authors:	Asaf Goldschmidt
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	322
Edition:	1st ed. 2019
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-006102-9
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Medicine > Complementary medicine > General Promotions
LSN:	3-03-006102-7
Barcode:	9783030061029

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!