The Washing Away of Wrongs: Forensic Medicine in Thirteenth-Century China Volume 1 by Sung, Tz'u
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The Washing Away of Wrongs: Forensic Medicine in Thirteenth-Century China Volume 1 by Sung, Tz'u

The Washing Away of Wrongs: Forensic Medicine in Thirteenth-Century China Volume 1

U of M Center for Chinese Studies
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Description

T'zu's The Washing Away of Wrongs (Hsi yüan chi lu), printed in 1247, is the oldest extant book on forensic medicine in the world. Written as a guide for magistrates in conducting inquests, the book is a major source on early Chinese knowledge of pathology and morbid anatomy. Includes a lengthy introductory essay by the translator.

Author: Tz'u Sung
Publisher: U of M Center for Chinese Studies
Published: 01/01/1981
Pages: 200
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9780892648009
ISBN10: 0892648007
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Cultural & Ethnic Studies | General
- Medical | Forensic Medicine

About the Author
Brian E. McKnight is Department Head and Professor of East Asian Studies at the University of Arizona.

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