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Greenwood Alternative Healing in American History: An Encyclopedia from Acupuncture to Yoga

Name: Alternative Healing in American History: An Encyclopedia from Acupuncture to Yoga
Brand: Greenwood
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This book examines alternative healing practices in American popular culture. From traditional folk approaches to more recent developments, it discusses the rise and fall of more than 100 popular approaches to addressing both physical ailments and mental health needs. Offering insightful accounts of everything from aging prevention to voodoo & Santería, Alternative Healing in American History: An Encyclopedia from Acupuncture to Yoga situates each popular approach in the history and culture of health and wellness in America. Moreover, the book shows that "orthodox" medicine and unconventional approaches may have more in common than many people think, because both are subject to the changing nature of the medical understanding and the strength of their appeal to consumers. While the main focus is on remedies lying outside the medical mainstream, the book also highlights how many widely accepted therapeutic treatments of the past―for example, "the water cure" (hydrotherapy) or lobotomy (psychosurgery)―fell out of favor and were quickly forgotten. Besides examining popular healing techniques, the book also explores the changing nature of the medical marketplace and how once-standard treatments (e.g., leeching, psychoanalysis) have had their ups and downs. The book comprises five chronological sections covering time periods from pre-1900 to the present. Provides illuminating descriptions of popular treatments, describing their underlying philosophies, the historical impetus behind each, and their fate with consumers Casts a critical yet sympathetic historical eye on the development of numerous popular remedies and how they came to serve (or not) their users Looks at both notable "alternative" therapies and therapies that emerged or split off from the mainstream to address a different need of their audiences Explores treatments designed for healing the body, the mind, the spirit, and all three Review "The wide range of subjects and the fact that there is a renewed interest in alternative and complementary medicine make this a very useful resource for public, consumer health, and academic libraries." - Booklist About the Author Michael Shally-Jensen is an independent author and editor who holds a PhD in cultural anthropology, with a specialization in American studies.

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Brand: Greenwood
Format: Hardcover
ASIN: 1440860335
Category: Books > Subjects > Health, Family & Lifestyle > Alternative Medicine > Homoeopathy
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 19 July 2019
Listed Since: 12 November 2018

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