Confluences of medicine in medieval Japan : Buddhist healing, Chinese knowledge, Islamic formulas, and wounds of war / Andrew Edmund Goble.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goble, Andrew Edmund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine--Japan--Early works to 1800.

Medicine.

Japan.

Medicine, Chinese--Japan--Early works to 1800.

Medicine, Chinese.

Kajiwara, Seizen, approximately 1265-approximately 1337. Manʾanpō.

Kajiwara, Seizen.

Kajiwara, Seizen, approximately 1265-approximately 1337. Tonʾishō.

Physical Description:

xx, 202 pages : maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2011]

Summary:

Tracing the influence of diverse strands of historical and cultural thought, this volume on the history of medicine in medieval Japan examines the effects of Buddhist, native Chinese and Islamic traditions on the development of medical practices. Through a discussion of the writings of the thirteenth century physician Kajiwar Shozen, the volume explores the effects of trade on the development of Japanese medicine and the ways in which access to outside sources loosened the grip of traditional medical orthodoxy and allowed for greater innovation in practice. Goble is a professor of history at the University of Oregon. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

The Kamakura context

Song medicine

A silk road of pharmaceuticals and formulas

Leprosy, Buddhist karmic illness, and Song medicine

Warfare, wound medicine, and Song medical knowledge.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780824835002

082483500X

OCLC:

694172186