M R Raghava Varier

A Brief History of Āyurveda

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Produktbeschreibung

This is a volume containing information brought out on the basis of fresh enquiries into the developments in different areas of indigenous healing and healthcare. Further it is intended to provide useful knowledge in some allied subjects such as Botanical science, treatment for horses, elephants etc. Special attention is given for placing the develop-ments in various topics regarding the subject against their historical background.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 145mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 658g
• ISBN-13: 9780190121082
• ISBN-10: 0190121084
• Artikelnr.: 59543601

Autorenporträt

Director General, Centre for Heritage Studies, Department of Culture,Government of Kerala, Thripunithura

Inhaltsangabe

* Contents
* List of Figures and Tables vii
* Preface ix
* Acknowledgements xi
* Scheme of Transliteration xiii
* Introduction: Historiography of Ayurveda xv
* 1. Early Historic Phase: Indus Civilization: Traditions of Healing 1
* 2. Towards Scientific Foundations of Healing: Buddhist Heterodox
Tradition 22
* 3. The Age of the Samhitas 40
* 4. Susrutasamhita 66
* 5. Samhitas of Bhela, Haritha, Kasyapa, and other Samhitas 85
* 6. Ancient Indian Medical Education 95
* 7. Regional Developments 101
* 8. Experiment with Modernity: The Decline and Reawakening of Ayurveda
117
* Concluding Observations 123
* Appendix: Auxiliary Branches of Knowledge:
* Treatment for Plants and Animals 130
* Glossary 159
* Selected Readings 163
* About the Author 166