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Situating biologies of traditional Chinese medicine in Central Europe

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    SYSNO ASEP0519060
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    TitleSituating biologies of traditional Chinese medicine in Central Europe
    Author(s) Stöckelová, Tereza (SOU-Z) RID, ORCID, SAI
    Trnka, Susanna (SOU-Z) ORCID, SAI
    Source TitleAnthropology & Medicine. - : Routledge - ISSN 1364-8470
    Roč. 27, č. 1 (2020), s. 80-95
    Number of pages16 s.
    Publication formPrint - P
    Languageeng - English
    CountryGB - United Kingdom
    Keywordslocal biologies ; situated biologies ; Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) ; Czech Republic ; globalisation
    Subject RIVAO - Sociology, Demography
    OECD categorySociology
    R&D ProjectsGA15-16452S GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF)
    Method of publishingLimited access
    Institutional supportSOU-Z - RVO:68378025
    UT WOS000480142100001
    EID SCOPUS85070309857
    DOI10.1080/13648470.2019.1601454
    AnnotationSince 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.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Sociology
    ContactEva Nechvátalová, eva.nechvatalova@soc.cas.cz, Tel.: 222 220 924 / linka 351
    Year of Publishing2021
    Electronic addresshttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13648470.2019.1601454?journalCode=canm20
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