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Lethal Spots, Vital Secrets: Medicine and Martial Arts in South India Sieler, Roman (Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor, Heidelberg University)
Lethal Spots, Vital Secrets: Medicine and Martial Arts in South India
Sieler, Roman (Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor, Heidelberg University)
This book provides an ethnographic study of varmakkalai, or 'the art of the vital spots,' a South Indian esoteric tradition that combines medical practice and martial arts.
320 pages, 24 illus.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | June 1, 2015 |
| ISBN13 | 9780190243869 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Genre | Religious Orientation > Hindu |
| Pages | 322 |
| Dimensions | 209 × 444 × 24 mm · 453 g |
| Language | English |