A Body Of Knowledge
The Wellcome Ayurvedic Anatomical Man And His Sanskrit Context
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20237199 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dagmar Wujastyk (0000-0003-0216-6381, corresponding author), Dominik Wujastyk |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 201-248 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1573-420X • E-ISSN: 1573-4218 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/157342109x423793 |
| PMID | 19890448 |
| PMCID | PMC2772122 |
| OpenAlex | W2064353821 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 9 |
A widely-known painting currently in the Wellcome Library (Iconographic 574912i) depicts an anatomical view of the male human body according to the tenets of classical Indian medicine, or ayurveda. The painting is surrounded by text passages in the Sanskrit language on medical and anatomical topics. In this paper, the Sanskrit texts are identified, edited, translated and assessed. I establish a terminus a quo for the painting, and explore the relationship of text and image
Art · Art history · History of medicine · Human body · Literature · Medical education · Medical knowledge · Painting · Sanskrit · Sanskrit literature · Traditional medicine · Ancient Near East History · Classics · Families in Therapy and Culture · History · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Medicine · Anatomy
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.29 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2025 (17) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |