Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen: Nature, Knowledge, Imagery in an Ancient Chinese Medical Text
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| Rating | : | 4.23 (826 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0520233220 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 536 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Reading the Su wen, he says, not only offers a better understanding of the roots of Chinese medicine as an integrated aspect of Chinese civilization; it also provides a much needed starting point for discussions of the differences and parallels between European and Chinese ways of dealing with illness and the risk of early death.. An extensive appendix, furthermore, offers a detailed introduction to the complicated climatological theories of Wu yun liu qi ("five periods and six qi"), which were added to the Su wen by Wang Bing in the Tang era. Unschuld points out that much of what we surmise about the human organism is simply a projection, reflecting dominant values and social goals, and he constructs a hypothesis to explain the formation and acceptance of basic notions of health and disease in a given society. Unschuld’s survey of the contents includes illuminating discussions of the yin-yang and five-ag
"An important resource on the history of Chinese medicine" according to A Customer. An important scholarly review of a milestone medical classic, Professor Unschuld is his usual through self in presenting this material with copious references to support his conclusions. The acutal translation of the Su Wen is to follow in three volumes, this book reviews sources and cultural influences that helped shape the Su Wen. Considering the complex nature of the material in that work, this book is invaluable to the understanding of the Su Wen itself.While not a book for the general public looking for lay information on Chinese medicine, this is a must read for those interested in the history of medicine, . "We need more scholarly books like this" according to Lorraine Wilcox. Unschuld is thorough and thought-provoking. I will read the Suwen a little differently now, after reading Unschuld's book.I don't agree with every conclusion the author makes, but I love mulling over the issues he brings up.Yes, this book is scholarly, and you may need a dictionary here and there. But is that a bad thing?It is not for someone who just wants to practice in blissful ignorance. It is not for a beginning student. It is not for someone who wants to mystify Chinese medicine.It is for those who want to find deeper ways of looking at our medicine, and for those who like a little challenge to their own wa. Robert L. Felt said Researching the Origins. Mr. Iannone is free to dislike any book or any author, and to say so. However, his review so misrepresents the "Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen: Nature, Knowledge, Imagery in an Ancient Chinese Medical Text" that it demands a response. Mr. Iannone's description of this excellent text is so far from the facts and purposes of the text that readers who had not seen the text could not know its content, or understand its intent. We learn what Mr. Iannone thinks but nearly nothing of the book itself.It is critical to note that Dr. Unschuld scoffs at nothing. Dr. Unschuld apparently fails to treat the theme of "holistic" Chine
"The essential reference for ancient Chinese medicine."