Illness and Culture in Contemporary Japan

Emiko (Professor) Ohnuki-Tierney

Cambridge University Press, 1984

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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.

ISBN-13
9780521277860
ISBN-10
0521277868
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1984
Publication date
1984-06-29
Pages
260
Dimensions
229x154x19
Weight
415