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The Body in Balance

- Humoral Medicines in Practice

About The Body in Balance

Exploring notions of "balance" in medical cultures across Eurasia, Africa and the Americas, from antiquity to the present, the volume revisits "harmony" and "holism" as main characteristics of those traditions. It foregrounds a dynamic notion of balance and asks how balance is defined or conceptualized, by whom, for whom and in what circumstances.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781782389071
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 300
  • Published:
  • January 31, 2015
  • Dimensions:
  • 153x231x23 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 450 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: August 1, 2025

Description of The Body in Balance

Exploring notions of "balance" in medical cultures across Eurasia, Africa and the Americas, from antiquity to the present, the volume revisits "harmony" and "holism" as main characteristics of those traditions. It foregrounds a dynamic notion of balance and asks how balance is defined or conceptualized, by whom, for whom and in what circumstances.

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