Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures

Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures
Author: Helaine Selin
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 2428
Release: 2008-03-12
Genre: Science
ISBN: 140204559X

Download Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Here, at last, is the massively updated and augmented second edition of this landmark encyclopedia. It contains approximately 1000 entries dealing in depth with the history of the scientific, technological and medical accomplishments of cultures outside of the United States and Europe. The entries consist of fully updated articles together with hundreds of entirely new topics. This unique reference work includes intercultural articles on broad topics such as mathematics and astronomy as well as thoughtful philosophical articles on concepts and ideas related to the study of non-Western Science, such as rationality, objectivity, and method. You’ll also find material on religion and science, East and West, and magic and science.

Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Westen Cultures

Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Westen Cultures
Author: Helaine Selin
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 1170
Release: 1997-07-31
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780792340669

Download Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Westen Cultures Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

The Encyclopaedia fills a gap in both the history of science and in cultural stud ies. Reference works on other cultures tend either to omit science completely or pay little attention to it, and those on the history of science almost always start with the Greeks, with perhaps a mention of the Islamic world as a trans lator of Greek scientific works. The purpose of the Encyclopaedia is to bring together knowledge of many disparate fields in one place and to legitimize the study of other cultures' science. Our aim is not to claim the superiority of other cultures, but to engage in a mutual exchange of ideas. The Western aca demic divisions of science, technology, and medicine have been united in the Encyclopaedia because in ancient cultures these disciplines were connected. This work contributes to redressing the balance in the number of reference works devoted to the study of Western science, and encourages awareness of cultural diversity. The Encyclopaedia is the first compilation of this sort, and it is testimony both to the earlier Eurocentric view of academia as well as to the widened vision of today. There is nothing that crosses disciplinary and geographic boundaries, dealing with both scientific and philosophical issues, to the extent that this work does. xi PERSONAL NOTE FROM THE EDITOR Many years ago I taught African history at a secondary school in Central Africa.

Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-western Cultures

Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-western Cultures
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1213
Release: 2007
Genre: Medicine
ISBN:

Download Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-western Cultures Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Here, at last, is the massively updated and augmented second edition of this landmark encyclopedia. It contains approximately 1000 entries dealing in depth with the history of the scientific, technological and medical accomplishments of cultures outside of the United States and Europe. The entries consist of fully updated articles together with hundreds of entirely new topics. This unique reference work includes intercultural articles on broad topics such as mathematics and astronomy as well as thoughtful philosophical articles on concepts and ideas related to the study of non-Western Science, such as rationality, objectivity, and method. You'll also find material on religion and science, East and West, and magic and science.

Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures

Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures
Author: Helaine Selin
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-02-14
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9789400777460

Download Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

This updated and augmented third edition of this landmark encyclopedia contains approximately 1000 entries dealing in depth with the history of the scientific, technological and medical accomplishments of cultures outside of the United States and Europe. The entries consist of fully updated articles together with hundreds of entirely new topics adorned with full color pictures. This unique reference work includes intercultural articles on broad topics such as mathematics and astronomy as well as thoughtful philosophical articles on concepts and ideas related to the study of non-Western Science, such as rationality, objectivity, and method. You’ll also find material on religion and science, East and West, and magic and science. This amazing resource even contains entries on fascinating esoteric topics such as Native American mathematics, Polynesian navigation, and African Metallurgy. There are also biographical articles for those cultures where individual scientists are known to us, such as China and the Islamic world

Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-western Cultures: L-Z

Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-western Cultures: L-Z
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 2416
Release: 2008
Genre: Medicine
ISBN:

Download Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-western Cultures: L-Z Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

The entries consist of fully updated articles together with hundreds of entirely new topics adorned with full color pictures. This unique reference work includes intercultural articles on broad topics such as mathematics and astronomy as well as thoughtful philosophical articles on concepts and ideas related to the study of non-Western Science, such as rationality, objectivity, and method. You'll also find material on religion and science, East and West, and magic and science. This amazing resource even contains entries on fascinating esoteric topics such as Native American mathematics, Polynesian navigation, and African Metallurgy. There are also biographical articles for those cultures where individual scientists are known to us, such as China and the Islamic world. - Publisher.

Medicine Across Cultures

Medicine Across Cultures
Author: Helaine Selin
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 428
Release: 2006-04-11
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0306480948

Download Medicine Across Cultures Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

This work deals with the medical knowledge and beliefs of cultures outside of the United States and Europe. In addition to articles surveying Islamic, Chinese, Native American, Aboriginal Australian, Indian, Egyptian, and Tibetan medicine, the book includes essays on comparing Chinese and western medicine and religion and medicine. Each essay is well illustrated and contains an extensive bibliography.

The Ethics of Anthropology and Amerindian Research

The Ethics of Anthropology and Amerindian Research
Author: Richard J. Chacon
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 531
Release: 2011-12-14
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1461410649

Download The Ethics of Anthropology and Amerindian Research Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

The decision to publish scholarly findings bearing on the question of Amerindian environmental degradation, warfare, and/or violence is one that weighs heavily on anthropologists. This burden stems from the fact that documentation of this may render descendant communities vulnerable to a host of predatory agendas and hostile modern forces. Consequently, some anthropologists and community advocates alike argue that such culturally and socially sensitive, and thereby, politically volatile information regarding Amerindian-induced environmental degradation and warfare should not be reported. This admonition presents a conundrum for anthropologists and other social scientists employed in the academy or who work at the behest of tribal entities. This work documents the various ethical dilemmas that confront anthropologists, and researchers in general, when investigating Amerindian communities. The contributions to this volume explore the ramifications of reporting--and, specifically,--of non-reporting instances of environmental degradation and warfare among Amerindians. Collectively, the contributions in this volume, which extend across the disciplines of archaeology, anthropology, ethnohistory, ethnic studies, philosophy, and medicine, argue that the non-reporting of environmental mismanagement and violence in Amerindian communities generally harms not only the field of anthropology but the Amerindian populations themselves.

Childbirth Across Cultures

Childbirth Across Cultures
Author: Helaine Selin
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 319
Release: 2009-12-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9048125995

Download Childbirth Across Cultures Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

This book will explore the childbirth process through globally diverse perspectives in order to offer a broader context with which to think about birth. We will address multiple rituals and management models surrounding the labor and birth process from communities across the globe. Labor and birth are biocultural events that are managed in countless ways. We are particularly interested in the notion of power. Who controls the pregnancy and the birth? Is it the hospital, the doctor, or the in-laws, and in which cultures does the mother have the control? These decisions, regarding place of birth, position, who receives the baby and even how the mother may or may not behave during the actual delivery, are all part of the different ways that birth is conducted. One chapter of the book will be devoted to midwives and other birth attendants. There will also be chapters on the Evolution of Birth, on Women’s Birth Narratives, and on Child Spacing and Breastfeeding. This book will bring together global research conducted by professional anthropologists, midwives and doctors who work closely with the individuals from the cultures they are writing about, offering a unique perspective direct from the cultural group.