Breathing Spaces

Breathing Spaces
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Publisher : Columbia University Press
Total Pages : 257
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ISBN-10 : 9780231128056
ISBN-13 : 0231128053
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Breathing Spaces by : Nancy N. Chen

Download or read book Breathing Spaces written by Nancy N. Chen and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The charismatic form of healing called qigong, which at its core involves meditative breathing exercises, achieved enormous popularity in China during the last two decades. Anthropologist Nancy N. Chen examines the cultural context of medicine and healing practices in the PRC, Taiwan, and the United States, and the pages of her book come alive with the narratives of the numerous practitioners, healers, psychiatric patients, doctors, and bureaucrats she interviewed.


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