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| Campus | Haverford |
| Semester | Fall 2024 |
| Registration ID | HLTHH318A001 |
| Course Title | Traditional Medicine: Histories and Ethnographies |
| Credit | 1.00 |
| Department | Health Studies |
| Instructor | Minsky,Lauren |
| Times and Days | F 11:00am-01:25pm
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| Room Location | UN114 |
| Additional Course Info | Class Number: 1689 What is traditional medicine and why is it simultaneously revered, reviled and suppressed? How does traditional medicine relate to antique senses and sensibilities of an enchanted cosmos, seasonality and stewardship? How have people translated and transformed traditional medicine for a modern world? Does traditional medicine have relevance for the climate crisis and billionaires efforts to conjure transhumanism? Readings include TCM; Kampo; Talmudic Medicine; Ayurveda; Unani-tibb; Homeopathy; Sufi, Saint and Goddess cults; Yoga; and Nature Cure.; Pre-requisite(s): HLTH 115, or any course in History, Anthropology or Religion, or permission of the instructor; Lottery Preference: (1) Declared Health Studies seniors; (2) Declared Health Studies juniors; (3) History, Anthropology, Environmental studies, or Religion majors; (4) Everyone else. ; Enrollment Limit: 15.00 Social Science, B: Analysis of the Social World (; Hav: SO, B) |
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