Originally published in 1984, and now reissued with a new Preface,
this was the first systematic and evaluative investigation of the
holistic health movement - the first to put its contribution and
limitations in both historical and current perspectives. The book
answers two essential questions: how do alternative medicines
challenge the tenets of conventional scientific medicine; and could
a synthesis of these alternative medicines and scientific medicine
lead to a reformulation of conceptions of healing? A historical
survey of medical care up to the use of scientific medicine in the
19th and 20th Centuries is followed by chapters on different
traditions of alternative medicine: homeopathy, chiropractic,
non-medical and spiritual healing, oriental medicine and self-care.
Each considers the historical roots and development of the
particular alternative medicine; describes its principles and how
they relate to mainstream medicine. The concluding chapter
considers social policy implications and political issues.
General
| Imprint: |
Taylor & Francis
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Routledge Revivals |
| Release date: |
June 2022 |
| First published: |
1984 |
| Editors: |
J.Warren Salmon
|
| Dimensions: |
216 x 138mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
324 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-03-227987-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Medicine >
Complementary medicine >
General
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-03-227987-7 |
| Barcode: |
9781032279879 |
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