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Author Li, Lan A

Title Body Maps : Improvising Meridians and Nerves in Global Chinese Medicine
Published Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2025

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Description 1 online resource (361 p.)
Contents Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Representing Meridians and the Mind -- 2. Early Modern Metaphors as Translation -- 3. The Limits of Anatomy through Tu() -- 4. Generic Maps and the Failure of Standardization -- 5. Modern Mediations in Difference and Diplomacy -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary A. Key Concepts -- Glossary B. Other Sinographic Terms -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Notes Description based upon print version of record
Subject Human anatomy -- History
Neuroanatomy -- History
Medicine, Chinese -- History
Medical illustration -- History
Acupuncture points -- History
Moxa -- History
Cartography -- History.
Medicine, Medieval.
History, Medieval
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781421450971
1421450976