Article ID: CBB001450723

“Female Nectar”: A Study of Hybridity and Gender in Contemporary Tibetan Medical Literature on Menstruation (2011)

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This essay examines contemporary Tibetan medical literature that deals with menstruation, focusing on the relations among medical, religious and cultural perceptions of women and gender. Present-day medical writers present a hybrid account of menstruation, incorporating key aspects of Tibetan medicine, such as the refining processes of digestion and the red element, with biomedical knowledge, notably the role of hormones. The integration of biomedical thought by Tibetan writers works to substantiate and bolster the validity of Tibetan medical claims, rather than discredit them. Consequently, contemporary writers are able to articulate medical knowledge about women that is as much about Tibetan religious and cultural perceptions of gender and sexed-bodies, as it is 'scientific'.

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Authors & Contributors
Lin, Shing-ting
Esperanza, Anabella
Brandt, Susan Hanket
Wu, Yi-Li
Shail, Andrew
Schrempf, Mona
Concepts
Medicine and gender
Medicine
East Asia, civilization and culture
Menstruation
Women in medicine
Medicine and religion
Time Periods
Medieval
Ancient
20th century
17th century
20th century, early
Song Dynasty (China, 960-1279)
Places
Tibet
China
United States
Greece
England
Delaware (U.S.)
Institutions
Medical Women's Federation (Great Britain)
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