About the book
Chinese medicine approaches emotions and emotional disorders differently than the Western biomedical model. Transforming Emotions with Chinese Medicine offers an ethnographic account of emotion-related disorders as they are conceived, talked about, experienced, and treated in clinics of Chinese medicine in contemporary China. While Chinese medicine (zhongyi) has been predominantly categorized as herbal therapy that treats physical disorders, it is also well known that Chinese patients routinely go to zhongyi clinics for treatment of illness that might be diagnosed as psychological or emotional in the West. Through participant observation, interviews, case studies, and zhongyi publications, both classic and modern, the author explores the Chinese notion of \"body-person,\" unravels cultural constructions of emotion, and examines the way Chinese medicine manipulates body-mind connections.
Editions of Transforming Emotions with Chinese Medicine
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780791469996
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780791470008
- PDF
- ISBN 9780791480595
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Chinese medicine approaches emotions and emotional disorders differently than the Western biomedical model. Transforming Emotions with Chinese Medicine offers an ethnographic account of emotion-related disorders as they are conceived, talked about, experienced, and treated in clinics of Chinese medicine in contemporary China. While Chinese medicine (zhongyi) has been predominantly categorized as herbal therapy that treats physical disorders, it is also well known that Chinese patients routinely go to zhongyi clinics for treatment of illness that might be diagnosed as psychological or emotional in the West. Through participant observation, interviews, case studies, and zhongyi publications, both classic and modern, the author explores the Chinese notion of \"body-person,\" unravels cultural constructions of emotion, and examines the way Chinese medicine manipulates body-mind connections.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Transforming Emotions with Chinese Medicine about?
Chinese medicine approaches emotions and emotional disorders differently than the Western biomedical model. Transforming Emotions with Chinese Medicine offers an ethnographic account of emotion-related disorders as they are conceived, talked about, experienced, and treated in clinics of Chinese medicine in contemporary China. While Chinese medicine (zhongyi) has been predominantly categorized as herbal therapy that treats physical disorders, it is also well known that Chinese patients routinely go to zhongyi clinics for treatment of illness that might be diagnosed as psychological or emotional in the West. Through participant observation, interviews, case studies, and zhongyi publications, both classic and modern, the author explores the Chinese notion of \"body-person,\" unravels cultural constructions of emotion, and examines the way Chinese medicine manipulates body-mind connections.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Transforming Emotions with Chinese Medicine?
Society and Social Sciences > Sociology and anthropology > Anthropology
Where can I read a sample of Transforming Emotions with Chinese Medicine?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780791469996
How long is Transforming Emotions with Chinese Medicine and how many pages does it have?
Transforming Emotions with Chinese Medicine has 205 page(s)
Is Transforming Emotions with Chinese Medicine part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Transforming Emotions with Chinese Medicine?
Yanhua Zhang
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Transforming Emotions with Chinese Medicine is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780791469996) and paperback(ISBN 9780791470008) and pdf(ISBN 9780791480595)
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