CAPS 2262

CAPS 2262

Course information provided by the 2017-2018 Catalog.

An exploration of processes of change in health care practices in China. Focuses on key transitions, such as the emergence of canonical medicine, of Daoist approaches to healing and longevity, of "scholar physicians," and of "traditional Chinese medicine" in modern China.  Inquiries into the development of healing practices in relation to both popular and specialist views of the body and disease; health care as organized by individuals, families, communities, and states; the transmission of medical knowledge; and healer-patient relations. Course readings include primary texts in translation as well as secondary materials. 


Distribution Category (HA-AS)

When Offered Spring.

Breadth Requirement (GHB)

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Syllabi: none
  • 17118 CAPS 2262   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person