Education in Ayurveda: a Re-Constructional Analysis [Hardcover]

A constructive study of the traditional ideas of Ayurveda, a system in ancient India which had its supreme duty in preventing diseases and maintaining health, rather than in curing diseases. This study further deals with the methods of educating and training the practitioners in the ancient art of healing. About The Author:- Dr. Bernd Pflug is a teacher at Kodaikanal International school, Tamilnadu. His research is focused on humanistic aspects in a philosophy of education. The present study was conducted during his Sabbatical 1993-94 as a Visiting Professor at the School of Gandhian Studies and Peace Science, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala. Contents:- Preface • Introduction • Hypothesis and Method • Health and Health Education in India • Prevention in Ayurveda • Fundamentals of Ayurveda • Interdisciplinary Approaches • Wordly and Non-Worldly Outlooks • Congruence between Content and Form • The Model of Balance • An Assessment • Modern Health Education, Prevention, Ayurveda • Modern Health Educationh • Levels of Prevention and Strategies of Intervention • Ayurveda Health Education and People's Education • Ayurveda Health Education • Community Health Education • Ayurveda Health Education and Community Health • Ayurveda Health Education and People’s Education • Conclusionary Note • Notes • Bibliography • Index The Title 'Education in Ayurveda: a Re-Constructional Analysis written/authored/edited by Bernd P. Flug', published in the year 1992. The ISBN 9788121203999 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 228 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Education / HEALTH / HOME SCIENCE. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-