This beautifully designed, richly illustrated, scholarly, and compelling exhibition catalogue is a must-read for all those who want to get to know in detail and appreciate the art of Tibetan medicine, also known as Sowa Rigpa (Tib. gso ba rig pa) or the “knowledge of healing.” The first part of the catalogue illustrates in a vivid manner the complex theory, principles, and practices, as well as the ethnographic and geographic diversity, of this little-known living tradition of an Asian medicine, while the second part focuses on the historical relationships between medicine, religion, and art.
International experts working extensively on and with Tibetan medicine share their ethnographic, historical, and practical insights. Noteworthy are the otherwise little-studied historical connections between astrology, divination, and Tibetan medicine by historian Ronit Yoeli-Tlalim, in part using original translations of the oldest available sources on medical practices from the Dunhuang manuscripts (seventh to tenth centuries). Tibetan...
