Lethal spots, vital secrets : medicine and martial arts in South India

This is one of the first ethnographic studies of siddha medicine, one of the recognised Indian medical systems, and one of its subtraditions, varmakkalai, 'the art of the vital spots', a South Indian esoteric practice combining medical and martial facets in one coherent tradition. Drawing...

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Sieler, Roman
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Zusammenfassung:
This is one of the first ethnographic studies of siddha medicine, one of the recognised Indian medical systems, and one of its subtraditions, varmakkalai, 'the art of the vital spots', a South Indian esoteric practice combining medical and martial facets in one coherent tradition. Drawing on diverse materials, the author traces vital spot practices, both in different traditions such as Yoga and Ayurveda, and in different combat practices, and bases his argument on his in-depth ethnographic research in the extreme South of the subcontinent.
Umfang:
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Anmerkungen:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-024388-0
Schlagworte:
Medicine, Siddha > Physiological aspects > India, South.
Martial arts > India, South.
Vitalism.
Medicine, Traditional.
Philosophy.
Sports.
Humanities.
Complementary Therapies.
Culture.
Recreation.
Therapeutics.
Anthropology, Cultural.
Leisure Activities.
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures.
Human Activities.
Anthropology.
Social Sciences.
Medicine, Ayurvedic.
Martial Arts.
Medicine
Health & Biological Sciences
History of Medicine
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