Modern and Global Ayurveda: Pluralism and Paradigms

This book is a really great overview of contemporary Ayurveda. Including, but not limited to:

• the colonial transformations and the formation of Ayurvedic colleges
• institutes, and associations in response to the allopathic influence
• the capitalist and global marketing procedures that affect the packaging and distribution of Ayurvedic pharmaceuticals
• the global outreach into Europe
• and the impact of Ayurveda on New Age religion and thought with a special focus on Maharishi Ayurveda