Healing Traditions of the Northwestern Himalayas
(Sprache: Englisch)
This book discusses the perception of disease, healing concepts and the evolution of traditional systems of healing in the Himalayas of Himachal Pradesh, India. The chapters cover a diverse range issues: people and knowledge systems, healing in ancient...
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This book discusses the perception of disease, healing concepts and the evolution of traditional systems of healing in the Himalayas of Himachal Pradesh, India. The chapters cover a diverse range issues: people and knowledge systems, healing in ancient scriptures, concept of sacredness and faith healing, food as medicament, presumptions about disease, ethno-botanical aspects of medicinal plants, collection and processing of herbs, traditional therapeutic procedures, indigenous Materia medica, etc. The book also discusses the diverse therapeutic procedures followed by Himalayan healers and their significance in the socio-cultural life of Himalayan societies.The World Health Organization defines traditional medicine as wisdom, skills, and practices based on theories, beliefs, and experiences indigenous to different cultures, used in the prevention, diagnosis, improvement or treatment of physical and mental illness and maintenance of health. In some Asian and African countries, 80% of the population depends on traditional medicine for primary health care. However, the knowledge of these conventional healing techniques and traditions associated with conveying this knowledge are slowly disappearing. The authors highlight the importance of safeguarding this indigenous knowledge in the cultural milieu of the Himachal Himalayas.This book will be an important resource for researchers in medical anthropology, biology, ethno-biology, ecology, community health, health behavior, psychotherapy, and Himalayan studies.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Healing Traditions of the Northwestern Himalayas “
- Prologue- The Bountiful Himalayas
- Health and Folk Medicine
- Ethnic Food as Medicament
- Mystic Healers
- Traditional Herbalists
- Indigenous Materia Medica
- Epilogue
Autoren-Porträt von Pankaj Gupta, Vijay Kumar Sharma, Sushma Sharma
Dr. Pankaj Gupta completed his doctorate in Biosciences from Himachal Pradesh University in the year 2007. His doctoral work was on 'Food Consumption Patterns, Nutritional Profile, Life Styles and Indigenous Health Care Practices among some selected Tribal and Non Tribal Pockets of Himachal Pradesh.' He remained the managing editor of Himalayan Studies Journal-A Refereed International Journal & IIHS News Bulletin. He is also a member of editorial team of Himshikhar, Himachal Pradesh University, Newsletter, brought out quarterly by Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla. He is member of Mountain Forum, and remained expert for project evaluations funded by CAPART. He acted as a consultant in Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited for conducting Social Impact Assessment Studies and baseline studies since 2008. He has published numerous books and papers in reputed journals.Vijay Kumar Sharma is presently working as a Project Officer in the Institute of Integrated Himalayan Studies, UGC Centre of Excellence, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla. His area of specialization is rural sociology, folk medicine and indigenous knowledge. Presently, he is continuing his Doctoral research. He has been involved in various research projects of the Institute funded by UGC and other funding agencies. He has published his papers in numerous journals of repute, besides two edited and two authored books.
Dr. Sushma Sharma is presently working as a Professor in the Department of Biosciences, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla. She remained the Director of Women Study Centre of Himachal Pradesh University. Her area of specialization is muscle Physiology. She has completed a number of projects funded by UGC and other funding agencies. Dr. Sushma has worked on nutritional and physiological studies on Himalayan People. Her research papers are published in numerous national and international journals.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autoren: Pankaj Gupta , Vijay Kumar Sharma , Sushma Sharma
- 2014, 2014, XXII, 149 Seiten, 149 farbige Abbildungen, Maße: 15,7 x 23,5 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Springer, Berlin
- ISBN-10: 8132219244
- ISBN-13: 9788132219248
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
"Gupta et al. is a book of science, primarily focused on the knowledge about, and the therapeutic effects of, plants and plant products in Himachal Himalaya, India. ... Their book continues a recent trend of well-researched academic papers and books on medicinal plants in Indian Himalaya and both sociologists and bioscientists will find it worthwhile. Sociologists will learn about the social aspects of healing practice and knowledge and bioscientists about the medical aspects." (Enrico Beltramini, Asian Highlands Perspectives, Vol. 40, 2016)
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