Bibliograph

Nature cures, the history of alternative medicine in America, James C. Whorton

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Nature cures, the history of alternative medicine in America, James C. Whorton

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-359) and indexes

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Nature cures

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

133159908

Responsibility statement

James C. Whorton

Sub title

the history of alternative medicine in America

Summary

This text establishes historical context for the contemporary debate over the role of unconventional medicine in health care by examining the evolution of the major alternative systems in America from 1800 onwards

Table Of Contents

The Nineteenth Century: Natural Healing -- The Hippocratic Heresy: Alternative Medicine's Worldview -- Every Man His Own Physician: Thomsonianism -- Dilutions of Grandeur: Homeopathy -- Physical Puritanism: Hygeiotherapy -- Magnetism and Mind: From Mesmerism to Christian Science -- The Early Twentieth Century: Drugless Healing -- The Licensing Question: The Campaign for Medical Freedom -- The Rule of the Artery: Osteopathy -- Innate Intelligence: Chiropractic -- Therapeutic Universalism: Naturopathy -- The Late Twentieth Century: Holistic Healing -- From Medical Cultism to Alternative Medicine -- The Holistic Health Explosion: Acupuncture -- From Alternative Medicine to Complementary Medicine

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