Tibetan and Himalayan Healing

The book is an anthology for Anthony Aris, compiled by Charles Ramble and Ulrike Roesler. It gathers sixty specialists writing on any aspect of healing in the Tibetan and Himalayan region. The book considers causes of ill-health, from germs and viruses to karma, demons, witches, astrology, earth-gods and spilling milk on the stove. It also examines treatments such as allopathic care, merit, shamanic soul retrieval and exorcism. These practices and their world-views have produced art, literature and performance, and the collection celebrates diversity rather than synthesis.

Why You Should Read?

• Explore a wide range of healing traditions found across the Tibetan and Himalayan region.
• Learn how the book connects illness, treatment, art, literature and performance in Himalayan and Tibetan cultures.
• Understand the diverse causes of ill-health and the many treatments the book discusses.
• Meet sixty specialists who each write about an aspect of healing in the region.