Bodies in balance : the art of Tibetan medicine / edited by Theresia Hofer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hofer, Theresia, editor.

Rubin Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine, Tibetan--Exhibitions.

Medicine, Tibetan.

Medicine in art--Exhibitions.

Medicine in art.

Buddhist painting--Tibet Region--Themes, motives--Exhibitions.

Buddhist painting.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (326 pages) : color illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York ; Seattle, [Washington] : Rubin Museum of Art : University of Washington Press, 2014.

Language Note:

In English.

Biography/History:

Hofer Theresia : Theresia Hofer is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Community Medicine at the University of Oslo. She received her PhD in medical history and medical anthropology from University College London in 2011, and is the author of The Inheritance of Change: Transmission and Practice in Tibetan Medicine in Ngamring (Wiener Studien zur Tibetologie und Buddhismuskunde, University of Vienna, 2012) and the editor of Bodies in Balance: The Art of Tibetan Medicine (Rubin Museum of Art and University of Washington Press, 2014).Theresia Hofer, an anthropologist, is the curator of the Bodies in Balance: The Art of Tibetan Medicine exhibition and author of The Inheritance of Change: Transmission and Practice of Tibetan Medicine in Ngamring. Contributors include Pasang Yontan Arya, Sienna R. Craig, Gyurme Dorje, Yang Ga, Frances Garrett, Barbara Gerke, Janet Gyatso, Theresia Hofer, Knud Larsen, Katharina Sabernig, Martin Saxer, Geoffrey Samuel, Inger Vasstveit, and Ronit Yoeli-Tlalim.

Summary:

2015 Best Art Book Accolade, ICAS Book Prize in the Humanities CategoryBodies in Balance: The Art of Tibetan Medicine is the first comprehensive, interdisciplinary exploration of the triangular relationship among the Tibetan art and science of healing (Sowa Rigpa), Buddhism, and arts and crafts. This book is dedicated to the history, theory, and practice of Tibetan medicine, a unique and complex system of understanding body and mind, treating illness, and fostering health and well-being. Sowa Rigpa has been influenced by Chinese, Indian, and Greco-Arab medical traditions but is distinct from them. Developed within the context of Buddhism, Tibetan medicine was adapted over centuries to different health needs and climates across the region encompassing the Tibetan Plateau, the Himalayas, and Mongolia. Its focus on a holistic approach to health has influenced Western medical thinking about the prevention, diagnoses, and treatment of illness.Generously illustrated with more than 200 images, Bodies in Balance includes essays on contemporary practice, pharmacology and compounding medicines, astrology and divination, history and foundational treatises. The volume brings to life the theory and practice of this ancient healing art.

Contents:

Theoretical Foundations and Practices of Tibetan Medicine

Medicine, Buddhism and Historical.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This eBook is made available Open Access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780295807089

0295807083

OCLC:

1479751609

Access Restriction:

Open access Unrestricted online access