Resistance and response to colonial bio medicine: A critical study of survival of ayurvedic tradition in rural India

Objective: The objective of this study is to establish how despite the introduction of the Western medical system during the colonial era, the primary Indian medical system- Ayurveda- remained intact,especially in rural India. Moreover, it has also been analyzed as how the efforts to advance Ayurveda's position in relation to Western bio-medicine helped pave the way for spreading anti-colonial ideology during the colonial period. Data Source: Data for this study has been collected mainly from a variety of primary and secondary sources. The literature produced during the colonial era has received particular attention. Review Methods: In light of several research questions, especially those pertaining to the persistence of the Ayurvedic system and its challenges to Western biomedicine, a narrative and analytical review of all the sources has been conducted. Conclusion: The study clearly concludes that the Ayurvedic system was well-established even throughout the colonial period, and attempts to make it stronger at the time posed a unique challenge and resistance to colonialism..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:17

Enthalten in:

Journal of Ayurveda - 17(2023), 4, Seite 323-328

Sprache:

Englisch ; Hindi

Beteiligte Personen:

Sudhanshu Kumar Jha [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Allopathy
Ayurveda
Bio medicine
Colonialism
Disease
Ethnobotany
Herbs
Other systems of medicine

doi:

10.4103/joa.joa_365_21

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

DOAJ092425038