The healing gods : complementary and alternative medicine in christian America /

This text tells the surprising story of how complementary and alternative medicine, CAM, entered biomedical and evangelical Christian mainstreams despite its roots in non-Christian religions and the lack of scientific evidence of its efficacy and safety.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brown, Candy Gunther (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Temas:
Alternative medicine > United States.
Alternative medicine > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Mind and body therapies > United States.
Alternative medicine.
Therapeutics, Physiological.
Christianity.
Complementary Therapies
Christianity
Médecines parallèles > États-Unis.
Thérapies corporelles > États-Unis.
Médecines parallèles.
Christianisme.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Holism.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Reference.
MEDICAL > Alternative Medicine.
MEDICAL > Atlases.
MEDICAL > Essays.
MEDICAL > Family & General Practice.
MEDICAL > Holistic Medicine.
MEDICAL > Osteopathy.
Therapeutics, Physiological
Alternative medicine
Alternative medicine > Religious aspects > Christianity
Mind and body therapies
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Why is complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) supposed to work?
  • Is CAM religious?
  • Yoga: I bow to the God within you
  • Is CAM Christian?
  • I love my chiropractor
  • Does CAM work, and is it safe?
  • Acupuncture: reclaiming ancient wisdom
  • How did CAM become mainstream?
  • Energy medicine: how her karma ran over his dogma
  • Why does it matter if CAM is religious (and not Christian) even if it works?

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