Indian medical indigeneity: from nationalist assertion to the global market

2009/08/01 by David Hardiman · 3 citations
Arts and Humanities · #Indian History and Philosophy #Indian and Buddhist Studies #Assertion #Nationalism #Sociology #Political science #Political economy #Gender studies #Law #Politics #Computer science

paper · doi:10.1080/03071020902975131

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Abstract

In recent years, the Indian system of healing known as Ayurveda has become increasingly popular in a new global market for complementary medicine. It is projected as a holistic form of healing that...

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