How Long to Read A Global History of Buddhism and Medicine

How Long Does it Take to Read A Global History of Buddhism and Medicine?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 53 minutes to read A Global History of Buddhism and Medicine by C. Pierce Salguero

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Medicine, health, and healing have been central to Buddhism since its origins. Long before the global popularity of mindfulness and meditation, Buddhism provided cultures around the world with conceptual tools to understand illness as well as a range of therapies and interventions for care of the sick. Today, Buddhist traditions, healers, and institutions continue to exert a tangible influence on medical care in societies both inside and outside Asia, including in the areas of mental health, biomedicine, and even in responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the global history of the relationship between Buddhism and medicine remains largely untold. This book is a wide-ranging and accessible account of the interplay between Buddhism and medicine over the past two and a half millennia. C. Pierce Salguero traces the intertwining threads linking ideas, practices, and texts from many different times and places. He shows that Buddhism has played a crucial role in cross-cultural medical exchange globally and that Buddhist knowledge formed the nucleus for many types of traditional practices that still thrive today throughout Asia. Although Buddhist medicine has always been embedded in local contexts and differs markedly across cultures, Salguero identifies key patterns that have persisted throughout this long history. This book will be informative and invaluable for scholars, students, and practitioners of both Buddhism and complementary and alternative medicine.

How long is A Global History of Buddhism and Medicine?

A Global History of Buddhism and Medicine by C. Pierce Salguero is 405 pages long, and a total of 103,275 words.

This makes it 137% the length of the average book. It also has 126% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A Global History of Buddhism and Medicine Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 24 minutes to read A Global History of Buddhism and Medicine aloud.

What Reading Level is A Global History of Buddhism and Medicine?

A Global History of Buddhism and Medicine is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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