Traditional Chinese Medicine: Heritage and Adaptation

Paul U. Unschuld

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Traditional Chinese Medicine

Heritage and Adaptation

Paul U. Unschuld
Translated by: Bridie Andrews

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2018

About this book

This book explains the ideas and practice of Chinese medicine from its beginnings in antiquity to today. Paul U. Unschuld describes medicine’s close connection with politics and society, bringing together texts, techniques, and worldviews to understand changing Chinese attitudes toward healing and the significance of traditional medicine today.

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Paul U. Unschuld is the director of the Institute for the Theory, History, and Ethics of Chinese Life Sciences, Charité-Universitaetsmedizin Berlin. His books include What Is Medicine? Western and Eastern Approaches to Healing (2009) and The Fall and Rise of China: Healing the Trauma of History (2013).

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Shigehisa Kuriyama, Harvard University:
What exactly is traditional Chinese medicine and how did it develop? In this synoptic overview composed for a general audience, Paul Unschuld draws upon his deep knowledge of the history of medicine in China to offer an extraordinarily vigorous and trenchant critique of the popular myths and misconceptions surrounding traditional Chinese medicine.

[Unschuld is] the West’s leading authority on ancient Chinese healing practices. One of the first Western scholars to tackle Chinese medicine in a systematic and serious way, Dr. Unschuld has seen his subject more as a way to interpret Chinese civilization than as a New Age answer to modern medicine.

Victor H. Mair, University of Pennsylvania:
This small volume by one of the most distinguished living historians of traditional Chinese medicine is a tour de force of specialist knowledge.

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Preface To The English Edition
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Introduction
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I. The Historical Foundations
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1. Origins And Characteristics Of Chinese Medicine
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2. The Lack Of Existential Autonomy
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3. The Longing For Existential Autonomy
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4. Quotations From The Medical Classics
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5. The Banality Of Violence
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6. The Mawangdui Texts
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7. Anatomy, Physiology, And Pathology In The New Medicine
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8. Deficiencies In The Credibility Of The New Medicine
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9. The Alternative Model: The View From Illness
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10. Radical Healing: Life As A Form Of Disease
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11. Between Antiquity And The Modern Age
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12. Two Medical Authors Of The Ming And Qing Dynasties
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II. Modern And Contemporary Times
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13. The Confrontation With The Western Way Of Life
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14. The Persuasiveness Of Western Medicine
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15. The Opinions Of Intellectuals And Politicians
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16. The Selection
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17. The Surprise
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18. The Creative Reception Of Chinese Medicine In The West
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19. The Objectification Of The Discussion: Opportunity And Challenge
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Epilogue
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Notes
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Index
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January 14, 2019

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9780231546263

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https://doi.org/10.7312/unsc17500

eBook ISBN: 9780231546263

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Traditional Chinese Medicine

Overview

About this book

Author / Editor information

Reviews

Topics

Table of contents

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface To The English Edition

Introduction

1. Origins And Characteristics Of Chinese Medicine

2. The Lack Of Existential Autonomy

3. The Longing For Existential Autonomy

4. Quotations From The Medical Classics

5. The Banality Of Violence

6. The Mawangdui Texts

7. Anatomy, Physiology, And Pathology In The New Medicine

8. Deficiencies In The Credibility Of The New Medicine

9. The Alternative Model: The View From Illness

10. Radical Healing: Life As A Form Of Disease

11. Between Antiquity And The Modern Age

12. Two Medical Authors Of The Ming And Qing Dynasties

13. The Confrontation With The Western Way Of Life

14. The Persuasiveness Of Western Medicine

15. The Opinions Of Intellectuals And Politicians

16. The Selection

17. The Surprise

18. The Creative Reception Of Chinese Medicine In The West

19. The Objectification Of The Discussion: Opportunity And Challenge

Epilogue

Notes

Index

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