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Situating biologies of traditional Chinese medicine in Central Europe
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SYSNO ASEP 0519060 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Situating biologies of traditional Chinese medicine in Central Europe Author(s) Stöckelová, Tereza (SOU-Z) RID, ORCID, SAI
Trnka, Susanna (SOU-Z) ORCID, SAISource Title Anthropology & Medicine. - : Routledge - ISSN 1364-8470
Roč. 27, č. 1 (2020), s. 80-95Number of pages 16 s. Publication form Print - P Language eng - English Country GB - United Kingdom Keywords local biologies ; situated biologies ; Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) ; Czech Republic ; globalisation Subject RIV AO - Sociology, Demography OECD category Sociology R&D Projects GA15-16452S GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) Method of publishing Limited access Institutional support SOU-Z - RVO:68378025 UT WOS 000480142100001 EID SCOPUS 85070309857 DOI 10.1080/13648470.2019.1601454 Annotation Since the concept of 'local biologies' was proposed in the 1990s, it has been used to examine biosocial processes that transform human bodies in similar and different ways around the globe. This paper explores understandings of biosocial differentiation and convergence in the case of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in the Czech Republic. Specifically, it examines how Czech TCM practitioners view TCM as universally applicable while fine-tuning it to situated biosocial conditions, experimenting with the compatibilities of various human and plant bodies as part of their generalised, clinical practice. Drawing upon ethnographic research among TCM practitioners in the Czech Republic, it suggests that in addition to the individualization of TCM therapeutics to suit particular patients, Czech TCM is characterised by collective particularization, shaped by local concerns over ethnic, environmental and cultural differences. By looking critically at TCM practitioners' sensitivities to localised biological similarities and differences it aims to contribute to understandings of the expansion of TCM in Central Europe, as well as more broadly to current social science debates over the risks and opportunities inherent in abandoning the assumption of a universal human body and biology. Workplace Institute of Sociology Contact Eva Nechvátalová, eva.nechvatalova@soc.cas.cz, Tel.: 222 220 924 / linka 351 Year of Publishing 2021 Electronic address https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13648470.2019.1601454?journalCode=canm20
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