Conceptualizing Hybridization: On the Diffusion of Asian Medical Knowledge to Germany

International Sociology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-88

  Frank, Robert ^a   Stollberg, Gunnar ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

acupuncture; Ayurveda; globalization; heterodox medicine; hybridization

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642306187     PISSN: 02685809     EISSN: 14617242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0268580904040921     Document Type: Article

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