ACCULTURATION OF TRADITIONAL INDIAN MEDICINE IN SLOVAKIA
ACCULTURATION OF TRADITIONAL INDIAN MEDICINE IN SLOVAKIA

Author(s): Ivan Souček
Subject(s): Cultural history, Indian Philosophy, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Health and medicine and law, Ethnic Minorities Studies
Published by: Ústav etnológie a sociálnej antropológie Slovenskej akadémie vied
Keywords: Traditional Indian medicine; Slovakia; Ayurveda; Yoga; Karma;
Summary/Abstract: Though there are many publications on traditional Indian medicine in the current book market, many issues concerning the existence of this form of medicine still remain unanswered. Focus is therefore paid to the processes of penetration and adaptation of Ayurvedic (Ayurveda — Ayurvedic) medical science within the urban environment in Slovakia, collectively called acculturation. The structure of this contribution corresponds, in my opinion, to the complexity of this topic. The introduction presents basic information on complementary and alternative medicine; it is followed by a brief explanation of the concepts of global and modern Ayurveda, and by a transcript and interpretation notes on the field research that aimed to capture the current transformation of this phenomenon, examined in our environment.

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