Pedagogy, philology, and procedural medical knowledge
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12985366 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anthony Cerulli (0000-0001-7512-0208, University of Wisconsin–Madison, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 135-155 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | South Asian History and Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1947-2498 • E-ISSN: 1947-2501 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/19472498.2021.2001201 |
| OpenAlex | W4200555440 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
This article probes the history of education and current pedagogical practices among Malayali physician-teachers, vaidya-gurus, of Ayurveda in central Kerala. Considering the sources vaidya-gurus cite as the bases of their teaching styles, especially a three-part method known as mukhāmukhaṃ (‘face-to-face’ instruction), I discuss the place, production, and practice of texts in the didactic arrangement of the ayurvedic gurukula, ‘teacher’s residence’. Unlike subject-specific textbook learning at ayurvedic colleges, where students attend lectures and take exams in subjects like anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, and so forth, mukhāmukhaṃ education entails a rigorous philological investigation of the Sanskrit medical classics and allied regional sources that, under the guidance and modelling of a vaidya-guru, empowers students to do things with the texts in their own clinical engagements with patients. During mukhāmukhaṃ training, the ayurvedic gurukula becomes a discursive space wherein formal rules concerning the interpretation and transmission of technical healing knowledge in texts are, by design, upended with improvisational inquiry and exploration, inter- and intra-textual referencing, and an ongoing production of new texts to meet the healthcare needs of patients
Art · Epistemology · Face (sociological concept · Feminism · Improvisation · Interpretation (philosophy · Library science · Linguistics · Pedagogy · Philology · Sanskrit · Social science · Sociology · Subject (documents · Visual arts · Classical Studies and Philology · Computer Science · Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity · Philosophy · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |