The Transmission of Chinese Medicine

Elisabeth Hsu (University of Cambridge), Alan Harwood

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Cambridge University Press
10 January 2000

Social & cultural anthropology; Medicine; Medicine: general issues

Series: Cambridge Studies in Medical Anthropology

This is a study of traditional medical education in the People's Republic of China. The author became a disciple of a scholarly private practitioner, a Qigong master; attended courses given by a senior acupuncturist and masseur; and studied with undergraduates at the Yunnan College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, where the standardized knowledge of official Chinese medicine is inculcated. She compares theories and practices of these different Chinese medical traditions, and her fascinating insider's account of traditional medical practices brings out the way in which the context of instruction shapes knowledge.

By: Elisabeth Hsu (University of Cambridge)
Series edited by: Alan Harwood
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: No.7
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 544g
ISBN: 9780521645423
ISBN 10: 0521645425
Series: Cambridge Studies in Medical Anthropology
Pages: 308
Publication Date: 10 January 2000
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. The secret transmission of knowledge and practice; 2. Qigong and the concept of Qi; 3. The personal transmission of knowledge; 4. Interpreting a classical Chinese medical text; 5. The standardised transmission of knowledge; 6. Teaching from traditional Chinese medical textbooks; 7. Styles of knowing; Appendix.

Reviews for The Transmission of Chinese Medicine

'... an excellent blend of ideas, narrative and information ... the book is beautifully-written and the ideas are succinctly expressed ... Elisabeth Hsu offers thought-provoking insights that are pertinent to anybody who is interested in the education of practitioners and therefore the future of Chinese medicine.' Journal of Chinese Medicine 'As the first ethnographic description of a college of traditional Chinese medicine [Hsu's] book opens a whole new area for research in medical anthropology ... this book will stimulate new research by other ethnologists, and its talented author will surely continue to expand the reach of medical anthropology.' The Journal of The Royal Anthropological Institute