Complementary and Alternative Medicines - Knowledge in Practice (Paperback)

Until recently, complementary medical knowledge has generally been treated as 'marginal' or 'heterodox' knowledge. However, the rise of complementary medicine within health-care systems has signalled the end of its marginal status. With this have come concerns about how knowledge is generated within complementary therapies; what kind of authority can be accorded to such knowledge; the nature of research agendas; what ideas and skills are central to training and how they are transmitted. This book examines these concerns in relation to a range of healing practices: acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic, reflexology, Chi Kung, herbalism and osteopathy. The contributors to bring sociological, anthropological and practitioner perspectives to the growing debate about the future of complementary medicine.

General

Imprint:	Free Association Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	1996
First published:	1996
Authors:	Sarah Cant • Ursula Sharma
Dimensions:	240 x 150 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	220
ISBN-13:	978-1-85343-352-8
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > General Books > Medicine > Complementary medicine > General Promotions
LSN:	1-85343-352-7
Barcode:	9781853433528

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