The Art of Medicine in Early China: The Ancient and Medieval Origins of a Modern Archive

by Miranda Brown

In this book, Miranda Brown investigates the myths that acupuncturists and herbalists have told about the birth of the healing arts. Moving from the Han (206 BC-AD 220) and Song (960-1279) dynasties to the twentieth century, Brown traces the rich history of Chinese medical historiography and the gradual emergence of the archive of medical tradition. She exposes the historical circumstances that shaped the current image of medical progenitors: the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107097053
• ISBN13: 9781107097056
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 251 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"