Shigehisa Kuriyama
1 book
About the Author
Shigehisa Kuriyama is a distinguished historian of medicine whose work explores the cultural and philosophical dimensions of bodily experience. Drawing on extensive research in both Western and East Asian traditions, he examines how different civilizations have understood health, sensation, and the living body. His scholarship bridges the history of science, anthropology, and philosophy, offering readers profound insights into the ways medical knowledge shapes human self-perception across time and cultures.
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Books by Shigehisa Kuriyama
