Modern and Global Ayurveda: Pluralism and Paradigms (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780791474907)

Modern and Global Ayurveda provides an overview of the relatively recent history of Ayurveda in its modern and globalized forms. One of the traditional medical systems originating on the Indian subcontinent, Ayurveda is fast becoming a transnational phenomenon. Contributors to this volume include both scholars and practitioners of Ayurveda. The wide range of perspectives they offer include the philosophical, anthropological, sociopolitical, economic, biomedical, and pharmacological. Issues such as the ideological clashes between "classical" and "modernized" Ayurveda, the "export" of Ayurvedic medical lore to Western countries, and the possible "reimport" of its adapted and reinterpreted contents are covered and prove particularly relevant to contemporary discussion on the integration of complementary and alternative health care.

Author: Dagmar Wujastyk
ISBN-10: 0791474909
ISBN-13: 9780791474907
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Language: English
Published: 07/10/2008
Pages: 363
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.90d