Publication

2002-09-01 - Duke University Press

Language

English

Word Count

77,750 words, Guess

Page Count

311 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

and 4 more
  • OCLC Control Number49421588
  • Better World Books9780822329480
  • Better World BooksP9-CIA-537
  • Open LibraryOL9705102M

Classifications

  • LCCR605 .L36 2002
  • LCCR605.L36 2002

Description

Fluent Bodies examines the modernization of the indigenous healing practice, Ayurveda, in India. Combining contemporary ethnography with a study of key historical moments as glimpsed through early-twentieth-century texts, Jean M. Langford argues that as Ayurveda evolved from an eclectic set of healing practices into a sign of Indian national culture, it was reimagined as a healing force not simply for bodily disorders but for colonial and postcolonial ills.

Description

'Fluent bodies' examines the modernisation of the indigenous healing practice, Ayurveda, in India. It combines contemporary ethnography with a study of key historical moments as glimpsed through early 20th century texts.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Body, Commodity, Text

Other Editions

  • Fluent Bodies: Ayurvedic Remedies for Postcolonial Imbalance (Body, Commodity, Text)PaperbackDuke University Press2002-09-01

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