The Dai and the Indigenous: Notes on the Appearance and Disappearance of a Figure in the Therapeutics of a Nation by Achuthan, Asha

The Dai and the Indigenous: Notes on the Appearance and Disappearance of a Figure in the Therapeutics of a Nation (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781032859385)

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The Dai and the Indigenous: Notes on the Appearance and Disappearance of a Figure in the Therapeutics of a Nation by Achuthan, Asha

The Dai and the Indigenous: Notes on the Appearance and Disappearance of a Figure in the Therapeutics of a Nation

$56.99
The Dai and the Indigenous: Notes on the Appearance and Disappearance of a Figure in the Therapeutics of a Nation by Achuthan, Asha

The Dai and the Indigenous: Notes on the Appearance and Disappearance of a Figure in the Therapeutics of a Nation

$56.99
Format: Paperback
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A study of the conflict between western and indigenous systems and practices of medicine, this book explores the shifting meanings of indigenous medicine within the therapeutic language that emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in India, with reference to the exclusion of the indigenous dai or midwife.



Author: Asha Achuthan
ISBN-10: 1032859385
ISBN-13: 9781032859385
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 01/30/2026
Pages: 278
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.61d
By Asha Achuthan
By Asha Achuthan
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Asha Achuthan is Assistant Professor at the Advanced Centre for Women's Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Bombay, India.

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