The Routledge Handbook of Medical Anthropology provides a contemporary overview of the key themes in medical anthropology. In this exciting departure from conventional handbooks, compendia and encyclopedias, the three editors have written the core chapters of the volume, and in so doing, invite the reader to reflect on the ethnographic richness and theoretical contributions of research on the clinic and the field, bioscience and medical research, infectious and non-communicable diseases, biomedicine, complementary and alternative modalities, structural violence and vulnerability, gender and ageing, reproduction and sexuality. As a way of illustrating the themes, a rich variety of case studies are included, presented by over 60 authors from around the world, reflecting the diverse cultural contexts in which people experience health, illness, and healing. Each chapter and its case studies are introduced by a photograph, reflecting medical and visual anthropological responses to inequality and vulnerability. An indispensible reference in this fastest growing area of anthropological study, The Routledge Handbook of Medical Anthropology is a unique and innovative contribution to the field.

《Routledge医学人类学手册》对医学人类学的关键主题进行了当代概述。在这本与传统的手册、汇编和百科全书不同的书中，三位编辑撰写了该卷的核心章节，并以此邀请读者思考关于诊所和田野、生物科学和医学研究、传染病和非传染病、生物医学、补充和替代模式、结构性暴力和脆弱性、性别和老龄化、生殖和性行为等研究的民族学丰富性和理论贡献。作为说明这些主题的一种方式，本书包括了丰富的案例研究，这些案例由来自世界各地的60多位作者提出，反映了人们体验健康、疾病和治疗的不同文化背景。每一章及其案例研究都由一张照片介绍，反映了医学和视觉人类学对不平等和脆弱性的反应。作为人类学研究中这一增长最快的领域不可或缺的参考资料，《Routledge医学人类学手册》是对该领域的独特和创新贡献。