William A Mcgrath
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 1134522 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | William A Mcgrath |
| NOMBRES | William A |
| APELLIDO | Mcgrath |
| FIRMA | MCGRATH W A |
| AFILIACIONES | New York University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9573-6640 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 12 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 2 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 12 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2017 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Buddhism and Medicine in Tibet
Scholars have recently debated the appropriateness of the term “Buddhist medicine,” with some treating it as a term of convenience and others rejecting it outright. This essay argues that Buddhist medicine is uniquely constituted in Tibet through three interconnected dimensions: origin narratives, institutional arrangements, and ethical motivations. With respect to origins, the central scripture of Tibetan medicine, the Four Tantras , frames itse…
Situating Religion and Medicine in Asia
The Circulation of Yersinia pestis in Central Eurasia before and during the First Plague Pandemic (Second to Eighth Century CE)
Modern Yersinia pestis genomes show the greatest diversity of the plague pathogen in Central Eurasia. This region is now widely linked to the origins of the Y. pestis lineages responsible for two historic plague pandemics: one starting with the so-called “Justinianic Plague” of the mid-sixth century and the other with the “Black Death” of the mid-fourteenth century. These pandemics have mostly been studied in the Mediterranean region and Europe. …
C. Pierce Salguero. A Global History of Buddhism and Medicine
Buddhist Magic
Buddhist Magic: Divination, Healing, and Enchantment through the Ages. By Sam van Schaik. Boulder, CO: Shambhala Publications, 2020. Pp. xiv + 226. $18.95
The Vase of Ambrosia
This is an introduction to and translation of the Vase of the Deathless Ones’ Ambrosia Tantra . The Vase of Ambrosia presents itself as a treasure text that was taught by Padmasambhava in eighth-century Tibet and finally revealed five hundred years later. In the opening chapter, Padmasambhava explains that a devastating epidemic disease will spread to Tibet and ultimately kill three out of every four people in the world. Despite this dire prognos…
Why Study Asian Medicine
Asian Medicine is inaugurating a new type of article in this issue, the editorial forum. For our launch of this new format, an international range of scholars working on Asian medicine across different geographical, temporal, and disciplinary contexts were invited to respond to the question “Why study Asian medicine?” The perspectives they have expressed here reflect their diverse interests, motivations, and career trajectories across the spectru…
Princess and the Plague
Recent bioarchaeological and phylogenetic studies have identified Central Asia as an early reservoir for Yersinia pestis, the bacterium responsible for the bubonic plague in humans and animals. Lacking documentary evidence, however, historians have heretofore been unable to find a place for South, East, and Central Asia in the premodern history of the plague. This article uses Tibetan-, Chinese-, and Khotanese-language sources to tell a history o…
Knowledge and Context in Tibetan Medicine
Medicine and Memory in Tibet
The Politics of Chinese Medicine under Mongol Rule by Reiko Shinno
Reviewed by: The Politics of Chinese Medicine under Mongol Rule by Reiko Shinno William A. McGrath Reiko Shinno. The Politics of Chinese Medicine under Mongol Rule. Needham Research Institute Series. Oxon, UK: Routledge, 2016. xxii + 194 pp. Ill. $51.95 (978-1-138-09932-6). Do not be misled by the slight stature of The Politics of Chinese Medicine under Mongol Rule; it contains multitudes. In just over two hundred pages Reiko Shinno effectively s…
Origin Narratives of the Tibetan Medical Tradition
The three excerpts translated below were selected from two of the earliest sources depicting the origins of medicine in Tibet. Despite their differences in terms of detail, style, and genre, each narrative emphasizes the Buddhist origins of either the Tibetan medical tradition itself, the tradition of canonical Buddhist medicine that was transmitted from India to Tibet, or even the entire field of healing knowledge. Read separately, each narrativ…
Princess and the Plague
Recent bioarchaeological and phylogenetic studies have identified Central Asia as an early reservoir for Yersinia pestis, the bacterium responsible for the bubonic plague in humans and animals. Lacking documentary evidence, however, historians have heretofore been unable to find a place for South, East, and Central Asia in the premodern history of the plague. This article uses Tibetan-, Chinese-, and Khotanese-language sources to tell a history o…
Origin Narratives of the Tibetan Medical Tradition
The three excerpts translated below were selected from two of the earliest sources depicting the origins of medicine in Tibet. Despite their differences in terms of detail, style, and genre, each narrative emphasizes the Buddhist origins of either the Tibetan medical tradition itself, the tradition of canonical Buddhist medicine that was transmitted from India to Tibet, or even the entire field of healing knowledge. Read separately, each narrativ…
Knowledge and Context in Tibetan Medicine
Medicine and Memory in Tibet
The Politics of Chinese Medicine under Mongol Rule by Reiko Shinno
Reviewed by: The Politics of Chinese Medicine under Mongol Rule by Reiko Shinno William A. McGrath Reiko Shinno. The Politics of Chinese Medicine under Mongol Rule. Needham Research Institute Series. Oxon, UK: Routledge, 2016. xxii + 194 pp. Ill. $51.95 (978-1-138-09932-6). Do not be misled by the slight stature of The Politics of Chinese Medicine under Mongol Rule; it contains multitudes. In just over two hundred pages Reiko Shinno effectively s…
The Vase of Ambrosia
This is an introduction to and translation of the Vase of the Deathless Ones’ Ambrosia Tantra . The Vase of Ambrosia presents itself as a treasure text that was taught by Padmasambhava in eighth-century Tibet and finally revealed five hundred years later. In the opening chapter, Padmasambhava explains that a devastating epidemic disease will spread to Tibet and ultimately kill three out of every four people in the world. Despite this dire prognos…
Why Study Asian Medicine
Asian Medicine is inaugurating a new type of article in this issue, the editorial forum. For our launch of this new format, an international range of scholars working on Asian medicine across different geographical, temporal, and disciplinary contexts were invited to respond to the question “Why study Asian medicine?” The perspectives they have expressed here reflect their diverse interests, motivations, and career trajectories across the spectru…
Princess and the Plague
Recent bioarchaeological and phylogenetic studies have identified Central Asia as an early reservoir for Yersinia pestis, the bacterium responsible for the bubonic plague in humans and animals. Lacking documentary evidence, however, historians have heretofore been unable to find a place for South, East, and Central Asia in the premodern history of the plague. This article uses Tibetan-, Chinese-, and Khotanese-language sources to tell a history o…
C. Pierce Salguero. A Global History of Buddhism and Medicine
Buddhist Magic
Buddhist Magic: Divination, Healing, and Enchantment through the Ages. By Sam van Schaik. Boulder, CO: Shambhala Publications, 2020. Pp. xiv + 226. $18.95
Situating Religion and Medicine in Asia
The Circulation of Yersinia pestis in Central Eurasia before and during the First Plague Pandemic (Second to Eighth Century CE)
Modern Yersinia pestis genomes show the greatest diversity of the plague pathogen in Central Eurasia. This region is now widely linked to the origins of the Y. pestis lineages responsible for two historic plague pandemics: one starting with the so-called “Justinianic Plague” of the mid-sixth century and the other with the “Black Death” of the mid-fourteenth century. These pandemics have mostly been studied in the Mediterranean region and Europe. …
Buddhism and Medicine in Tibet
Scholars have recently debated the appropriateness of the term “Buddhist medicine,” with some treating it as a term of convenience and others rejecting it outright. This essay argues that Buddhist medicine is uniquely constituted in Tibet through three interconnected dimensions: origin narratives, institutional arrangements, and ethical motivations. With respect to origins, the central scripture of Tibetan medicine, the Four Tantras , frames itse…
Medicine (7 obras) · Buddhism (5 obras) · China (5 obras) · History (5 obras) · Law (5 obras) · Political science (5 obras) · Archaeology (4 obras) · Asian studies (4 obras) · Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies (4 obras) · History of Science and Medicine (4 obras)