Eric I Karchmer
Biographic Data
| ID | 134362 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eric I Karchmer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eric I |
| FAMILY NAME | Karchmer |
| SIGNATURE | KARCHMER E I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Appalachian State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Magic, Science, and Qigong in Contemporary China
The Case of the Suzhou Hospital of National Medicine (1939–41)
This article explores the founding of the Suzhou Hospital of National Medicine in 1939 during the Japanese occupation of Suzhou. We argue that the hospital was the culmination of a period of rich intellectual exchange between traditional Chinese and Japanese physicians in the early twentieth century and provides important insights into the modern development of medicine in both countries. The founding of this hospital was followed closely by lead…
Ancient Formulas to Strengthen the Nation
The changing status of the Treatise on Cold Damage over its nearly two millennia of existence is perhaps one of the most interesting and reliable markers of trends in Chinese medicine theory and practice. During the early twentieth century, the Treatise may have reached the pinnacle of its importance when Chinese intellectuals believed that European and Japanese imperialism threatened the survival of the Chinese nation and even the Chinese race. …
The Excitations and Suppressions of the Times
This paper explores how doctors of Chinese medicine have borrowed from a long history of scholarship on the problem of "constraint" to develop treatments for modern emotion-related disorders, such as depression. I argue that this combining of medical practices was made possible by a complex sequence of events. First, doctors in the 1920 and 1930s were engaged in a critical reexamination of the entire corpus of Chinese medical knowledge. Spurred b…
Chinese Medicine in Action
Since the early twentieth century, there has been strong opposition to Chinese medicine within Chinese society. Critics have attacked Chinese medicine as unscientific and a hindrance to the development of the nation. I argue that doctors of Chinese medicine have responded to this charge by developing a "postcolonial" form of medicine that is based on the celebrated methodology of "pattern recognition and treatment determination bianzheng lunzhi […
The Afterlife of Images
Chinese Medicine in Action
Since the early twentieth century, there has been strong opposition to Chinese medicine within Chinese society. Critics have attacked Chinese medicine as unscientific and a hindrance to the development of the nation. I argue that doctors of Chinese medicine have responded to this charge by developing a "postcolonial" form of medicine that is based on the celebrated methodology of "pattern recognition and treatment determination bianzheng lunzhi […
The Afterlife of Images
Chinese Medicine in Action
Since the early twentieth century, there has been strong opposition to Chinese medicine within Chinese society. Critics have attacked Chinese medicine as unscientific and a hindrance to the development of the nation. I argue that doctors of Chinese medicine have responded to this charge by developing a "postcolonial" form of medicine that is based on the celebrated methodology of "pattern recognition and treatment determination bianzheng lunzhi […
Ancient Formulas to Strengthen the Nation
The changing status of the Treatise on Cold Damage over its nearly two millennia of existence is perhaps one of the most interesting and reliable markers of trends in Chinese medicine theory and practice. During the early twentieth century, the Treatise may have reached the pinnacle of its importance when Chinese intellectuals believed that European and Japanese imperialism threatened the survival of the Chinese nation and even the Chinese race. …
The Excitations and Suppressions of the Times
This paper explores how doctors of Chinese medicine have borrowed from a long history of scholarship on the problem of "constraint" to develop treatments for modern emotion-related disorders, such as depression. I argue that this combining of medical practices was made possible by a complex sequence of events. First, doctors in the 1920 and 1930s were engaged in a critical reexamination of the entire corpus of Chinese medical knowledge. Spurred b…
Magic, Science, and Qigong in Contemporary China
The Case of the Suzhou Hospital of National Medicine (1939–41)
This article explores the founding of the Suzhou Hospital of National Medicine in 1939 during the Japanese occupation of Suzhou. We argue that the hospital was the culmination of a period of rich intellectual exchange between traditional Chinese and Japanese physicians in the early twentieth century and provides important insights into the modern development of medicine in both countries. The founding of this hospital was followed closely by lead…
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