Janet Gyatso, Being Human in a Buddhist World: An Intellectual History of Medicine in Early Modern Tibet (Columbia University Press, 2015)
New Books in Early Modern History
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Introduction
The chapter explores the interplay between Buddhist ways of knowing and scientific, medical research in early modern Tibet, focusing on various aspects such as modes of commentary, medicine of women and gender, and materiality in the empirical world. It emphasizes the book's extensive research and integration of illustrations to tell a larger story.
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