Buddhist Medicine in Contemporary Times (with Pierce Salguero)
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Dr Pierce Salguero is interviewed by James Bae on the Buddhist Medicine & Yoga Podcast. In this extensive and in-depth conversation, we talk about differentiating religion from medicine, what Buddhist medicine can teach contemporary clinicians, current trends in the field of Buddhist studies, and hybridity versus tradition. We also explore Buddhist medicine in America, different kinds of Buddhist healers in the US, and how Buddhist medicine circulates in the contemporary era. Along the way, we dig into the promise of “metadisciplinary” collaborations, and what it means to engage in “pedagogy of the soul.” This episode combines two interviews, abridged and edited together. Enjoy, and please subscribe so that you do not miss any episodes in the future! Resources mentioned in the episode: Link to the original (non-abridged) interview, part 1 Link to the original (non-abridged) interview, part 2 Michael Stanley-Baker, Situating Religion and Medicine in Asia (2023) Pierce Salguero, Translating Buddhist Medicine in Medieval China (2014) Pierce’s “Pedagogy of the Soul” blog series Pierce Salguero, “Beyond Mindfulness: Buddhism & Health in the US” (2022) Pierce Salguero, “Varieties of Buddhist Healing in Multiethnic Philadelphia” (2019) Pierce Salguero, “The Role of Buddhist Studies in Fostering Metadisciplinary Conversations and Improving Pedagogical Collaborations” (2021) Pierce’s “Meta Approaches to Asian Medicine” blog series Dr. Pierce Salguero is a transdisciplinary scholar of health humanities who is fascinated by historical and contemporary intersections between Buddhism, medicine, and crosscultural exchange. He has a Ph.D. in History of Medicine from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (2010), and teaches Asian history, medicine, and religion at Penn State University’s Abington College, located near Philadelphia. www.piercesalguero.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/medicine
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