Breathing spaces : qigong, psychiatry, and healing in China / Nancy N. Chen.

Other author Chen, Nancy N.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Columbia University Press, ©2003.
Descriptionxvi, 238 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Portion of title Qigong, psychiatry, and healing in China
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. Fever -- 3. Riding the tiger -- 4. Qigong deviation or psychosis -- 5. Chinese psychiatry and the search for order -- 6. Mandate of science -- 7. Transnational qigong -- 8. Suffering and healing.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [199]-232) and index.
LCCN 2002041121
ISBN0231128045 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0231128053 (pbk. : alk. paper)