The Anthropology of Alternative Medicine

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.

"Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above. - CHOICE - E. Wellin, emeritus, University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee In recognising that the label of alternative medicine has a multiplicity of meanings, Ross maintains that what constitutes alternative medicine is relative in that 'what is deemed alternative at a particular time and place is often a mainstream practice in another time and place' (p. 5) Chapters 24 constitute a tour d'force of numerous alternative medical systems around the world her readable book has the potential to serve as an excellent supplementary textbook in an introductory medical anthropology course or a course on medical pluralism. - The Australian Journal of Anthropology [2013; 24(2): 220-221] - Hans Baer This author helps us explore the meanings of practices, whether they be traditional or orthodox ... Highly recommended for students of anthropology, sociology ... courses. - www.fidelius-reviews.blogspot.co.uk/ The book is a tour de force of 'facts' interwoven with narratives on diverse traditions and therapies within the field of alternative medicine ... I would recommend, 'sit back and go with the flow' and this slim volume will generate new thoughts and topics for discussion, regardless of your discipline or experience. - www.centreformedicalhumanities.org - Dr Fionagh Thomson, Durham University, UK Mentioned in - Anthropological Notebooks"

Autorentext
Anamaria Iosif Ross is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Utica College, USA.

Inhalt
Chapter 1: Alternative Medicine in the 21st CenturyChapter 2: Substance, Energy and Information FlowsChapter 3: Spirit, Consciousness and TranceChapter 4: Body, Movement and The SensesConclusion