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| 100 | _aWeiss, Richard S. | ||
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_aRecipes for immortality: medicine, religion, and community in South India / _cRichard S. Weiss |
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| 250 | _a1st ed. | ||
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_aNew York: _bOxford University Press, _c2009. |
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| 300 | _a260 p. | ||
| 505 | _a1. Introduction ; 2. The autonomy of tradition: creating space for traditional medicine ; 3. The miraculous origins of siddha medicine ; 4. The invasion of utopia: the corruption of siddha medicine by ayurveda ; 5. Reviving the utopian character of siddha medicine ; 6. Secrecy, hereditary education, and the immortality of siddha medicine ; 7. The loss and recovery of medical knowledge ; 8. Conclusion: the mystery of siddha medicine | ||
| 942 | _cWB16 | ||