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PublisherJohns Hopkins University Press

ISBN-101421450968

ISBN-139781421450964

eBay Product ID (ePID)13069647696

Product Key Features

Number of Pages400 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameBody Maps : Improvising Meridians and Nerves in Global Chinese Medicine

Publication Year2025

SubjectSocial History, History

TypeTextbook

AuthorLan A. Li

Subject AreaScience, Medical, History

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight24.9 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"Drawing on critical cartography, postcolonial science and technology studies, and the author's keen eye for interpreting images, Lan Li's Body Maps completely redraws the history of Chinese acupuncture 'meridians.' Full of engaging narratives, copious illustrations, and penetrating insights, this book is a tour de force and a must-read for all historians of modern science and medicine."--Pierce Salguero, Penn State University; Editor-in-Chief, Asian Medicine "In Body Maps , Lan A. Li expertly dissects a dazzling array of anatomical images and writings as they passed through the hands and minds of physicians, scientists, philosophers, and artists who held sometimes radically divergent ideas about how the body was assembled. In tracing the passage, Li has produced a modern masterpiece that will forever change how we think about the history of the body and how we write about seemingly transparent historical images that are actually anything but."--Bharat Jayram Venkat, author of At the Limits of Cure

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal611

Table Of ContentPreface Introduction 1. Representing Meridians and the Mind 2. Early Modern Metaphors as Translation 3. The Limits of Anatomy through Tu 4. Generic Maps and the Failure of Standardization 5. Modern Mediations in Difference and Diplomacy Epilogue Acknowledgments Glossary A. Key Concepts Glossary B. Other Sinographic Terms Notes Bibliography Index

SynopsisA historical and cultural study of how representing invisible anatomical structures has reshaped our understanding of human anatomy. In Body Maps, Lan A. Li unveils a rich history of the hidden landscapes of the human body. This compelling study explores the world of "invisible" anatomy, explaining how hand-drawn body maps have shaped our ......, In Body Maps , Lan A. Li unveils a rich history of the hidden landscapes of the human body. This compelling study explores the world of "invisible" anatomy, explaining how hand-drawn body maps have shaped our understanding of the human form across cultures and centuries. From the meridian charts in East Asian medicine to neurophysiological illustrations, Body Maps traces the evolution of anatomical representation from the tenth to the twentieth centuries. Drawing on case studies across time and place, from Kaifeng to Dejima and from Beijing to Berlin, Li expertly navigates the complex interplay between Eastern and Western medical traditions. At the heart of this history remains a perennial mystery: How did representations of jingluo (meridians) become intertwined with--and sometimes subsumed by--concepts of nervous anatomy? By examining the graphic history of these invisible structures, Body Maps challenges our assumptions about the stability of medical knowledge and invites us to reconsider the nature of anatomical "reality." Each chapter opens with a single image and explores how practitioners negotiated between materiality and metaphor, with the nature of the body and the symbols used to represent it. Body Maps is a thought-provoking exploration of how images shape our understanding of the world. By bringing together insights from the history of science, postcolonial studies, art history, Chinese studies, critical cartography, and medical anthropology, Li offers a fresh perspective on the cultures of objectivity that have defined our approach to the human body., A historical and cultural study of how representing invisible anatomical structures has reshaped our understanding of human anatomy. In Body Maps , Lan A. Li unveils a rich history of the hidden landscapes of the human body. This compelling study explores the world of "invisible" anatomy, explaining how hand-drawn body maps have shaped our understanding of the human form across cultures and centuries. From the meridian charts in East Asian medicine to neurophysiological illustrations, Body Maps traces the evolution of anatomical representation from the tenth to the twentieth centuries. Drawing on case studies across time and place, from Kaifeng to Dejima and from Beijing to Berlin, Li expertly navigates the complex interplay between Eastern and Western medical traditions. At the heart of this history remains a perennial mystery: How did representations of jingluo (meridians) become intertwined with--and sometimes subsumed by--concepts of nervous anatomy? By examining the graphic history of these invisible structures, Body Maps challenges our assumptions about the stability of medical knowledge and invites us to reconsider the nature of anatomical "reality." Each chapter opens with a single image and explores how practitioners negotiated between materiality and metaphor, with the nature of the body and the symbols used to represent it. Body Maps is a thought-provoking exploration of how images shape our understanding of the world. By bringing together insights from the history of science, postcolonial studies, art history, Chinese studies, critical cartography, and medical anthropology, Li offers a fresh perspective on the cultures of objectivity that have defined our approach to the human body., A historical and cultural study of how representing invisible anatomical structures has reshaped our understanding of human anatomy. In Body Maps, Lan A. Li unveils a rich history of the hidden landscapes of the human body. This compelling study explores the world of "invisible" anatomy, explaining how hand-drawn body maps have shaped our understanding of the human form across cultures and centuries. From the meridian charts in East Asian medicine to neurophysiological illustrations, Body Maps traces the evolution of anatomical representation from the tenth to the twentieth centuries. Drawing on case studies across time and place, from Kaifeng to Dejima and from Beijing to Berlin, Li expertly navigates the complex interplay between Eastern and Western medical traditions. At the heart of this history remains a perennial mystery: How did representations of jingluo (meridians) become intertwined with-and sometimes subsumed by-concepts of nervous anatomy? By examining the graphic history of these invisible structures, Body Maps challenges our assumptions about the stability of medical knowledge and invites us to reconsider the nature of anatomical "reality." Each chapter opens with a single image and explores how practitioners negotiated between materiality and metaphor, with the nature of the body and the symbols used to represent it. Body Maps is a thought-provoking exploration of how images shape our understanding of the world. By bringing together insights from the history of science, postcolonial studies, art history, Chinese studies, critical cartography, and medical anthropology, Li offers a fresh perspective on the cultures of objectivity that have defined our approach to the human body.