Taming the Poisonous

This rich ethnographic and socio-historical account uncovers how toxicity and safety are expressed transculturally in a globalizing world. For the first time, it unpacks the “pharmaceutical nexus” of mercury in Tibetan medicine (Sowa Rigpa) where, since the thirteenth century, it has mainly been use...

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Main Author:	Gerke, Barbara
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Heidelberg University Publishing (heiUP) 2021
Subjects:	Tibetan Medicine/Sowa Rigpa Mercury in Asian Medicine Medical Anthropology Mercury Toxicity Minamata Convention Tibetische Medizin/Sowa Rigpa Quecksilber in asiatischer Medizin Medizinische Anthropologie Quecksilbergiftigkeit Minamata-Übereinkommen thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology::JHMC Social and cultural anthropology
Online Access:	ONIX_20210621_9783968220420_21
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