| Description |
xviii, 211 p. : Grayscale Illustration ; 24 cm. |
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SUNY series in Hindu studies. |
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ACLS Humanities E-Book.
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| Note |
Published by State University of New York Press, Albany. |
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Printed in the United States of America. |
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No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. |
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Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.), University of Chicago, Faculty of the Divinity School, 2007. |
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All rights reserved. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Narrativizing The Body -- The Patient's Body In Indian Medical Literature -- Fever -- Miscarriage -- The King's Disease -- The Joy of Life of NandarYamakhin -- Conclusion: Medical Narratives and The Narrativized Patient. |
| Credits |
Cover photo taken from Caraka Samhita. Edited by Khemaraja Krishnadasa with a Hindi commentary by Mihiracandra. Mumbai: Shrivenkateshvar Press, 1898. |
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Production by Kelli Williams-LeRoux. |
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Marketing by Kate McDonnell. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2020. EPUB file. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) |
| Subject |
Medicine, Ayurvedic -- History.
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Medical literature -- India -- History and criticism.
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Sanskrit literature -- History and criticism.
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Medicine
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Added Author |
Doniger, Wendy editor.
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American Council of Learned Societies.
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| In: |
ACLS Humanities E-Book. URL: https://www.humanitiesebook.org/ |
| ISBN |
9781438443874 hardcover |
| Standard No. |
2027/heb34021 hdl |
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