The anthropology of alternative medicine /
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| Author / Creator: | Ross, Anamaria Iosif. |
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| Edition: | English ed. |
| Imprint: | London ; New York : Berg, 2012. |
| Description: | x, 185 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8834462 |
| Summary: | Alternative medicine is not a fashionable new trend but an established cultural strategy, as well as a dynamic feature of mainstream contemporary medicine, in which elements of folk traditions are often blended with western scientific approaches.<br> The Anthropology of Alternative Medicine is a concise yet wide-ranging exploration of non-biomedical healing. The book explores a broad range of practices including- substance, energy and information flows (e.g. reiki); spirit, consciousness and trance (e.g. shamanism); body, movement and the senses (e.g. massage and aromatherapy); as well as classical medical traditions as complements or alternatives to Western biomedicine (e.g. ayurveda and homeopathy).<br> Exploring the cultural underpinnings of contemporary healing methods, while assessing current ideas, topics and resources for further study, this book will be invaluable to undergraduate and graduate students in anthropology, sociology, psychology, and health related professions such as nursing, physical and occupational therapy, and biomedicine. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 185 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-173) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781845208011 (cloth) 1845208013 (cloth) 9781845208028 (pbk.) 1845208021 (pbk.) |
