A Flourishing Yin: Gender in China's Medical History: 960-1665

by Charlotte Furth

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This book brings the study of gender to Chinese medicine and in so doing contextualizes Chinese medicine in history. It examines the rich but neglected tradition of fuke , or medicine for women, over the seven hundred years between the Song and the end of the Ming dynasty. Using medical classics, popular handbooks, case histories, and belles lettres , it explores evolving understandings of fertility and menstruation, gestation and childbirth, sexuality,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0520208293

ISBN13:9780520208292

Release Date:March 1999

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:343 Pages

Weight:1.40 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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Alternative Medicine Asia China Chinese Medicine Gender Studies Health, Fitness & Dieting Health, Fitness & Dieting History Medical Medical Books

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