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008			120223s2012 cauab sb 001 0 eng d
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020			_z9780520273238 (cloth alk. paper)
020			_z9780520273245 (pbk. alk. paper)
020			_z9780520951587 (e-book)
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050	1	4	_aGN477 _b.C73 2012eb
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100	1		_aCraig, Sienna R.
245	1	0	_aHealing elements _h[electronic resource] : _befficacy and the social ecologies of Tibetan medicine / _cSienna R. Craig.
260			_aBerkeley : _bUniversity of California Press, _c2012.
300			_axx, 321 p. : _bill., maps.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"Tibetan medicine has come to represent multiple and sometimes conflicting agendas. On the one hand it must retain a sense of cultural authenticity and a connection to Tibetan Buddhism; on the other it must be proven efficacious and safe according to biomedical standards, often through clinical research. Recently, Tibetan medicine has found a place within the multibillion-dollar market for complementary, traditional, and herbal medicines as people around the world seek alternative paths to wellness. Healing Elements explores Tibetan medicine within diverse settings, from rural schools and clinics in the Nepal Himalaya to high-tech factories and state-supported colleges in the People's Republic of China. This multi-sited ethnography explores how Tibetan medicines circulate as commercial goods and gifts, as target therapies, and as panacea for biosocial ills. Through an exploration of efficacy - What does it mean to say Tibetan medicine "works"? - this book illustrates a bio-politics of traditional medicine in the twenty-first century. Healing Elements examines the ways traditional medicine interacts with biomedicine: from patient-healer relationships and the cultural meanings ascribed to affliction, to the wider circumstances in which practitioners are trained, healing occurs, and medicines are made, evaluated, and used. As such, it examines the meaningful, if contested, translations of science and healing that occur across distinct social ecologies"--Provided by publisher.
533			_aElectronic reproduction. _bPalo Alto, Calif. : _cebrary, _d2013. _nAvailable via World Wide Web. _nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aMedicine, Chinese _zTibet Autonomous Region.
650		0	_aHolistic medicine _zChina _zTibet Autonomous Region.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
710	2		_aebrary, Inc.
856	4	0	_uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10579830 _zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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