Sex in The Yellow Emperor's Basic Questions: Sex, Longevity, and Medicine in Early China

By Jessieca Leo

The Yellow Emperor's Basic Questions (Suwen), compiled around the beginning of the Common Era and the oldest medical text in China, is still highly relevant today. Jessieca Leo's examination of this work is a study of sexuality as an aspect of medical knowledge with particular reference to the social and literary context of the Han period. 12 illus.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1931483183
• ISBN13: 9781931483186
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Three Pines Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.8" x 5.8"