Medical Connections and Exchanges in the Early Modern World

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Michael Naylor Pearson

Abstract

For most of human history there have been extensive exchanges of medical information all over Eurasia. Some diseases were considered to be geographically determined, and hence had to be cured using local knowledge. Other ailments were found in many places, but cures could differ according to location. Most healers, whether book based or experiential, took a non-judgemental approach to different healing methods, as seen especially in India in the early colonial period.

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Health & Borders Across Time & Cultures: China, India & the Indian Ocean Region Special Issue July 2011 (Peer Reviewed)
Author Biography

Michael Naylor Pearson, UTS

Emeritus Professor UNSW Adjunct Professor UTS