How Long to Read Translating Buddhist Medicine in Medieval China

How Long Does it Take to Read Translating Buddhist Medicine in Medieval China?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read Translating Buddhist Medicine in Medieval China by C. Pierce Salguero

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Description

The transmission of Buddhism from India to China was one of the most significant cross-cultural exchanges in the premodern world. This cultural encounter involved more than the spread of religious and philosophical knowledge. It influenced many spheres of Chinese life, including the often overlooked field of medicine. Analyzing a wide variety of Chinese Buddhist texts, C. Pierce Salguero examines the reception of Indian medical ideas in medieval China. These texts include translations from Indian languages as well as Chinese compositions completed in the first millennium C.E. Translating Buddhist Medicine in Medieval China illuminates and analyzes the ways Chinese Buddhist writers understood and adapted Indian medical knowledge and healing practices and explained them to local audiences. The book moves beyond considerations of accuracy in translation by exploring the resonances and social logics of intercultural communication in their historical context. Presenting the Chinese reception of Indian medicine as a process of negotiation and adaptation, this innovative and interdisciplinary work provides a dynamic exploration of the medical world of medieval Chinese society. At the center of Salguero's work is an appreciation of the creativity of individual writers as they made sense of disease, health, and the body in the context of regional and transnational traditions. By integrating religious studies, translation studies, and literature with the history of medicine, Translating Buddhist Medicine in Medieval China reconstructs the crucial role of translated Buddhist knowledge in the vibrant medical world of medieval China.

How long is Translating Buddhist Medicine in Medieval China?

Translating Buddhist Medicine in Medieval China by C. Pierce Salguero is 256 pages long, and a total of 65,536 words.

This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Translating Buddhist Medicine in Medieval China Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 58 minutes to read Translating Buddhist Medicine in Medieval China aloud.

What Reading Level is Translating Buddhist Medicine in Medieval China?

Translating Buddhist Medicine in Medieval China is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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