Barbara Gerke
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
2015 Best Art Book Accolade, ICAS Book Prize in the Humanities CategoryBodies in Balance: The Art of Tibetan Medicine is the first comprehensive, interdisciplinary exploration of the triangular relationship among the Tibetan art and science of healing (Sowa Rigpa), Buddhism, and arts and crafts. This book is dedicated to the history, theory, and practice of Tibetan medicine, a unique and complex system of understanding body and mind, treating illness,...