191862
9780521277860
Ohnuki-Tierney provides a detailed and historically informed account of the cultural practices and cultural meaning of health care in urban Japan. This book pays careful attention to everyday hygienic practices and beliefs, as well as presenting a comprehensive picture of formalized medicine, health care aspects of Japanese religions, and biomedicine.Ohnuki-Tierney, Emiko is the author of 'Illness and Culture in Contemporary Japan', published 1984 under ISBN 9780521277860 and ISBN 0521277868.
[read more]