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Explore the history and evolution of Ayurveda and indigenous medical traditions in this scholarly work by Routledge. This book examines how these practices encountered colonial modernity and transformed over time. By looking through the lens of hereditary folk and Ayurvedic practitioners, the text provides a deep look into Kerala's diverse medical traditions. The author investigates the specific geographical, historical, and sociocultural contexts that shaped these healing methods. You will learn about the lives of the last traditionally trained hereditary practitioners, including folk healers, poison therapists, and Sanskrit-speaking Muslim Ayurvedic experts. This book is an essential resource for those studying the ethnographic and regional development of traditional medicine in modern India.

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This Routledge publication examines the evolution of Ayurveda and indigenous medical traditions in relation to colonial modernity.

The text focuses on the heterogeneous medical traditions found within the specific regional context of Kerala.

Readers can explore the lives of the last traditionally trained hereditary practitioners, such as folk healers and poison therapists.

The book provides an ethnographic look at Sanskrit-speaking Muslim Ayurvedic practitioners and their historical roles.

This work analyzes the geographical and sociocultural factors that transformed traditional medicine in India.

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Release Date
20 December 2018
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05 September 2018

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