Traditional Chinese medicine in the United States : in search of spiritual meaning and ultimate health / / Emily S. Wu.

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Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
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Physical Description:v, 237 p. :; map.
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Table of Contents:
  • Contextualization
  • History of local TCM
  • Medical training and identity formation
  • TCM healers in the Chinese community
  • TCM as complementary medicine
  • TCM as alternative medicine
  • Creating a space for psychic healing
  • Going to the culturally authentic
  • Environmentalism and lifestyle changes
  • The happenings in an acupuncture clinic
  • The embodied spirituality of Qi
  • Ideal body and the concept of health
  • Concluding analysis.