A review by poppywalkspgh
The Expressiveness of the Body and the Divergence of Greek and Chinese Medicine by Shigehisa Kuriyama

4.0

Very interesting approach to comparing, but mostly contrasting eastern and western medicine. Looks at what it means to examine the body in both cultures. What it means to be in the body. Why are greek visual representations of man so muscle bound and chinese ones so paunchy and chilled out?Very good if you are interested in the history of medicine, eastern medicine. The text is academic, full of citations, but it is not hard to read.