Frances Garrett

Religion, Medicine and the Human Embryo in Tibet

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the cultural history of embryology in Tibet, in culture, religion, art and literature. Filling a significant gap, this is the first in-depth exploration of Tibetan medical history in the English language. It examines embryological narratives in relation to turning points in Tibetan medical history, and its relationship with religious doctrine and practice.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. März 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 322g
• ISBN-13: 9781138862258
• ISBN-10: 1138862258
• Artikelnr.: 42835213

Autorenporträt

Frances Garrett is Assistant Professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto. Her research addresses doctrinal, ritual and textual practice in Tibetan cultures.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Becoming human in Tibetan literature 2. Traditions of knowledge on human
development 3. Interactions between medicine and religion in Tibet 4. The
fetal body, gender and the normal 5. Gestation and the religious path 6.
Growth, change and continuity Epilogue: Historiography recapitulates
embryology