Title page-Precious pills; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements; Notes on transliteration and the wylie system; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I-Inequalities in Exile; Ch 1-'Because we are Tibetans ... '; Ch 2-'India is the happiest place!'; Ch 3-The pathogenic nature of exile; Ch 4-From 'old-timers' to 'newcomers'; Part II-The role of traditional Tibetan medicine; Ch 5-The mentsikhang; Ch 6-Humors on trial; Epilogue; Glossary of Tibetan words with wylie spellings; Bibliography; Index
Summary
When people are displaced, their social systems move with them. This book investigates what happens to traditional medical systems when they are "uprooted", i.e. when practitioners and patients become displaced, by looking at the transformations of traditional Tibetan medicine among the Tibetan refugee community in India. It addresses how long-term displacement affects concepts of health and examines the success and efficacy of Tibetan medicine in the context of social upheaval
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-150) and index
