Towards a science of touch, part II

Towards a science of touch, part II

This paper concerns a pre-modern 'science of touch' - Chinese pulse diagnostics - and it discusses four different means by which Chinese physicians represented and described the tactile experience of sensing different pulses: (a) by use of similes, (b) with descriptive verbs and adjectives...

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Bibliografiske detaljer
Hovedforfatter:	Hsu, E
Format:	Journal article
Sprog:	English
Udgivet:	Carfax Publishing 2000
Fag:	Chinese studies Medical anthropology History of medicine Anthropology

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