Body and Cosmos
Subtitle: Studies in Early Indian Medical and Astral Sciences in Honor of Kenneth G. Zysk
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2020
Language: eng
Number of pages: 433
ISBN-13: 9789004436695
Subjects: Medicine
Description: "Body and Cosmos is a collection of articles published on the occasion of the 70th birthday of Professor Emeritus Kenneth G. Zysk. The articles revolve thematically around the early Indian medical and astral sciences which have been at the center of Prof. Zysk's long and esteemed career within the discipline of Indology. The volume is divided into three parts. The first part is devoted to the medical sciences, the second part to the astral sciences, and the third part to cross-cultural interactions between India and the West, which runs like an undercurrent throughout the work of Prof. Zysk. The articles are written by internationally renowned Indological scholars and will be of value to students and researchers alike"--