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Johns Hopkins University Press Body Maps: Improvising Meridians and Nerves in Global Chinese Medicine

Name: Body Maps: Improvising Meridians and Nerves in Global Chinese Medicine
Brand: Johns Hopkins University Press
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"In Body Maps, Lan A. Li unveils a rich history of the hidden landscapes of the human body. This compelling study explores the world of ""invisible"" anatomy, explaining how hand-drawn body maps have shaped our understanding of the human form across cultures and centuries. From the meridian charts in East Asian medicine to neurophysiological illustrations, Body Maps traces the evolution of anatomical representation from the 10th to the 20th centuries. Drawing on case studies across time and place, from Kaifeng to Dejima, from Beijing to Berlin, Li expertly navigates the complex interplay between Eastern and Western medical traditions. At the heart of this history remains a perennial mystery: How did representations of jingluo (meridians) become intertwined with—and sometimes subsumed by—concepts of nervous anatomy? By examining the graphic history of these invisible structures, Body Maps challenges our assumptions about the stability of medical knowledge and invites us to reconsider the nature of anatomical ""reality."" Each chapter opens with a single image and explores how practitioners negotiated between materiality and metaphor—the nature of the body and the symbols that were used to represent it. Body Maps is a thought-provoking exploration of how images shape our understanding of the world. By bringing together insights from the history of science, postcolonial studies, art history, Chinese studies, critical cartography, and medical anthropology, Li offers a fresh perspective on the cultures of objectivity that have defined our approach to the human body."

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Brand: Johns Hopkins University Press
Format: Hardcover
ASIN: 1421450968
Category: Books > Subjects > Travel & Holiday
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 10 June 2025
Listed Since: 17 July 2024

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