The Dai and the Indigenous

Notes on the Appearance and Disappearance of a Figure in the Therapeutics of a Nation

A study of the conflict between western and indigenous systems and practices of medicine, this book explores the shifting meanings of indigenous medicine within the therapeutic language that emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in India, with reference to the exclusion of the indigenous dai or midwife.

novembre 2024, env. 278 pages, Therapeutic Cultures, Anglais
Taylor and Francis
978-0-367-42428-2

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