Confluences of Medicine in Medieval Japan: Buddhist Healing, Chinese Knowledge, Islamic Formulas, and Wounds of War
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (891 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 082483500X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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A disappointing book Barbara Nostrand I originally discovered this book listed as a textbook in the syllabus of a course on medieval Japanese medicine taught by the author. It was puzzling that there were so many outside readings. So, I read reviews of the book published in Monumenta Nipponica and The Journal of Japanese Studies. Both reviews in thes
It expands the parameters of the study of medicine in East Asia, which to date has focused on the subject in individual countries, and introduces the dynamics of interaction and exchange that coursed through the East Asian macro-culture.The book explores these themes primarily through the two extant works of the Buddhist priest and clinical physician Kajiwara Shozen (1265–1337), who was active at the medical facility housed at Gokurakuji temple in Kamakura, the capital of Japan’s first warrior government. Both of these texts are landmarks: the former being the first work written in Japanese for a popular audience; the latter, the most extensive Japanese medical work prior to the seventeenth century.Confluences of Medicine brings to the fore the range of factorsnetworks of Buddhist priests, institutional support, availability of materials, relevance of overseas knowledge to local conditions of domestic strife, and serendipitythat influenced the Japanese acquisition of Chinese medical information. This multifaceted study weaves a rich tapestry of Buddhist
As a pioneering work, it begins the project remarkably well." - Akihito Suzuki, Keio University, American Historical Review (December 2012) "With Confluences of Medicine in Medieval Japan, Goble has successfully opened a new field of studyThis carefully researched and well-contextualized study will serve as an essential foundation for future studies. It is a most welcome addition to the field." - Lori R. It can be recommended to graduate students and scholars of premodern Japan and the history of medicine and society in East Asia, particularly for its capactity to invoke a vision of medieval Japan within a larger, more dynamic historical context and to offer many directions for future studies." - Anna Andreeva, U
Andrew Edmund Goble is Associate Professor of History at the University of Oregon.