The Art And Science Of Herbalism

Porter, Roy: MEDICINE: A HISTORY OF HEALING: ANCIENT TRADITIONS TO MODERN PRACTICES, New York, New York, U.S.A. Avalon Publishing Group 1998
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<b> If medicine is a science, then healing is an art--a highly interpersonal skill central to a variety of traditions ranging from shamanism to homeopathy and from acupuncture to surgery. This illustrated history examines the role of the healer in different cultures, tracing medical theory and practice around the world. Opening chapters discuss the development of medicine in the West, describing how a byzantine bureaucracy and impersonal "care" have led many people to explore the East's more holistic, people-oriented traditions. Other sections deal with specific treatments, including herbalism; energy medicine; surgery and manipulation; and psychotherapy. While no single therapy has a monopoly on healing, it is likely that the future of medicine lies in a convergence between Eastern and Western thought. The final chapter discusses how these traditions have interacted over the centuries and predicts that holistic therapies will gain an increasingly legitimate toehold in the West as doctors are forced to humanize the face of biomedicine. From the Publisher The Figure of the Healer occupies a central position in the history of humankind. But how have therapeutic practices changed and developed over time, and what sort of role did the healer fulfill in other cultures and in times gone by? The journey from the quasi-religious rituals of the tribal shaman to today's high-tech computer-based diagnostic techniques is a long one. How did the story evolve? This beautifully illustrated book provides the fascinating answers to questions ..... </b><p> Soft Cover 11.11x10.12x.58 in. 2.04 lbs.

[SW: MEDICINE HISTORY TRADITIONAL MEDICAL ALTERNATIVEMEDICAL, Medicine: History]

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