Recipes for immortality : medicine, religion, and community in South India /

In this book, Weiss seeks to illuminate the present success of traditional doctors by examining the ways that siddha practitioners in Tamil South India have won the trust and patronage of patients. They do this, he shows, by offering affiliation to a timeless and pure community, the fantasy of a Tam...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Weiss, Richard S.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
In this book, Weiss seeks to illuminate the present success of traditional doctors by examining the ways that siddha practitioners in Tamil South India have won the trust and patronage of patients. They do this, he shows, by offering affiliation to a timeless and pure community, the fantasy of a Tamil utopia, and even the prospect of immortality.
Umfang:
ix, 260 p.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-246) and index.
ISBN:
9780199715008
0199715009
0-19-045051-7
1-281-98704-2
9786611987046
0-19-971500-9
Schlagworte:
Medicine, Siddha > Social aspects > India > Tamil Nadu.
Tamil (Indic people) > Health and hygiene.
Group identity > India > Tamil Nadu.
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