Somatic lessons : narrating patienthood and illness in Indian medical literature / Anthony Cerulli. [electronic resource] :

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Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.), University of Chicago, Faculty of the Divinity School, 2007.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Narrativizing The Body -- The Patient's Body In Indian Medical Literature -- Fever -- Miscarriage -- The King's Disease -- The Joy of Life of ĀNandarāYamakhin -- Conclusion: Medical Narratives and The Narrativized Patient.

Cover photo taken from Caraka Samhita. Edited by Khemaraja Krishnadasa with a Hindi commentary by Mihiracandra. Mumbai: Shrivenkateshvar Press, 1898.

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