Healing Powers: Alternative Medicine, Spiritual Communities, and the State
No Customer Reviews
Select Format
Select Condition 
Book Overview
The personal testimony of individuals engaged in healing practices and the opposing voices of orthodox and alternative medicines are the center of Healing Powers. Focusing on medical norms and practices and on competing philosophies of the mind, the body, reality, and rationality across radically different "belief systems", Fred Frohock clarifies the social and legal dilemmas represented by "scientific medicine" and "alternative care." "Frohock...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0226265846
ISBN13:9780226265841
Release Date:September 1992
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Length:350 Pages
Weight:1.40 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.3" x 9.2"
Related Subjects
Administration & Medicine Economics Administration & Policy Alternative Medicine Health Health Care Delivery Health Policy Health Risk Assessment Health, Fitness & Dieting Health, Fitness & Dieting Medical Medical Books Medical History & Records Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Public Affairs & Policy Social Services & WelfareCustomer Reviews
0 rating
Copyright © 2024 Thriftbooks.com Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information | Cookie Policy | Cookie Preferences | Accessibility Statement
ThriftBooks® and the ThriftBooks® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
ThriftBooks® and the ThriftBooks® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
