In the Footsteps of the Yellow Emperor: Tracing the History of Traditional Acupuncture (Hardcover)

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A product of monumental research into the tale of how acupuncture has been transmitted from East to West. --European Journal of Oriental Medicine

Eckman traces acupuncture through Chinese antiquity with a very readable clarity absent in other scholarly accounts of the same material. This story blossoms in the 20th century convergence of acupuncture traditions in Europe, and stands as the only articulate comprehensive account of this migration. --American Academy of Medical Acupuncture Review

This wonderfully readable and accessible book is particularly important because it helps our standards-driven culture understand a medicine based on lineage. --Meridians --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Praise for the hardcover edition:

"[Eckman] traces acupuncture through Chinese antiquity with a very readable clarity absent in other scholarly accounts of the same material. This story blossoms in the twentieth-century convergence of acupuncture traditions in Europe, and stands as the only articulate comprehensive account of this migration."-J. Helms, American Academy of Medical Acupuncture Review

"A product of monumental research into the tale of how acupuncture has been transmitted from East to West."-Alan Hext, European Journal of Oriental Medicine

Acupuncture now enjoys immense popularity as a major form of alternative healing in the West. Once considered mysterious and exotic, acupuncture dates from before the first century BC and the Huang Di Nei Jing (The Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic), one of ancient China's earliest philosophical and medicinal texts. What makes it so popular today? How did the traditions of acupuncture evolve, migrate, and adapt to different societies worldwide?

Originally published in 1996 to great acclaim, this updated paperback edition of In the Footsteps of the Yellow Emperor offers a fascinating and highly readable account of one doctor's personal and professional quest to explore the healing traditions of Asia, its rich historical lineage, and its subsequent transmission to contemporary Europe and North America. It is a must-have book in the healing arts for all practitioners and general-interest readers.

Peter Eckman, MD, PhD (New York University), MAc (College of Traditional Acupuncture, Leamington Spa, England) is editor of The Essential Book of Traditional Chinese Medicine and co-author of Closing the Circle: Lectures on the Unity of Traditional Oriental Medicine. He has a medical practice in San Francisco.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 231 pages
• Publisher: China Books & Periodicals; 1 edition (April 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0835125807
• ISBN-13: 978-0835125802
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #968,505 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An important book for students & practitioners of TCM, April 14, 2001

By	Barry Kapke "Kondanna" (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Dr. Eckman's book is an invaluable examination of the roots and development of acupuncture, both conceptually and historically, within Asia and in its movement to the West. Fascinating, insightful, and clearly written, "In the Footsteps of the Yellow Emperor" is a must-read for students and practitioners of Traditional Asian Medicine.