ISBN:
9781848190450
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (231 p)
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ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Vital Healing : Energy, Mind and Spirit in Traditional Medicines of India, Tibet and the Middle East - Middle Asia
DDC:
615.85
Keywords:
Traditional medicine
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Traditional medicine
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Traditional medicine
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Traditional medicine -- India
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Medicine, Chinese -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region
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Traditional medicine -- Middle East
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Traditional medicine ; India..
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Medicine, Chinese ; China ; Tibet Autonomous Region..
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Traditional medicine ; Middle East
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Abstract:
The traditional medicines of Middle Asia are rich and varied - from the Ayurveda and Siddha medicines of India, to the Unani and Sufi healing practices of the Middle East. Dr. Marc S. Micozzi unfolds the compelling idea that vital energy, expressed as prana" in the Indian practice of Ayurveda, is the unifying concept that underpins and connects all of these traditions. Describing the origins, health strategies, diagnostic approaches, and modern-day uses of each tradition, he also draws parallels to, and finds correlations with, mainstream Western concepts - and demonstrates how all these
Description / Table of Contents:
Vital HealingEnergy, Mind and Spirit in Traditional Medicinesof India, Tibet and the Middle East - Middle Asia; Chronological Phases of Indian and Middle AsianMedicine; Preface; 1. Vital Healing; 2. Vital Energy; 3. Continuous Healing; 4. Alchemical Healing; 5. Yoga; 6. Quantum Healing; 7. Tibetan Medicine; 8. The Lights of Healing; 9. Rapid Healing; 10. Summary and Conclusion; Appendix: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Healing; Biographies; References; Further Reading; Subject Index; Author Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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