Shamanic Healing or Scientific Treatment?—Transformation of Khorchin Mongolian Bone-Setting in China
Religions July 14, 2023 Gencang Meng 2 citations
The paper examines Khorchin Mongolian bone-setting to show that religious healing and modern medicine are not in binary opposition. It argues that this bone-setting practice is a product of interaction between alternative medicine and syncretistic local knowledge, and explores the transformation of shamanisms within China's nation-state building discourse.