Allopathy goes native : traditional versus modern medicine in Iran /
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| Author / Creator: | Loeffler, Agnes Gertrud, 1966- |
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| Imprint: | London ; New York : Tauris Academic Studies ; New York : In the U.S. and Canada distributed by Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. |
| Description: | xii, 211 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | International library of Iranian studies ; 6 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6287837 |
| Summary: | Allopathy is often described as 'western' medicine, the antithesis of homeopathy, yet all medical systems are infused with culture-specific values, ideas and beliefs. Agnes Loeffler's insightful and original book investigates how allopathic knowledge, theories and practice guidelines come to be understood and applied by practitioners in a non-western context. Based on research amongst doctors in Iran, Loeffler describes how the system of allopathic medicine has adapted to local explanations of health and disease and to the economic, social and religio-political realities framing contemporary Iranian life and culture. This approach simultaneously problematizes the view of allopathic medicine as a 'western' entity exerting a hegemonic influence over non-western cultures, and provides a rare glimpse of the complexities of modern Iran society - exploring the interfaces between culture, health and the experience of illness. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 211 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-204) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781850439424 1850439427 |
