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An edition of Holism and Complementary Medicine. Origins and Principles (2006)

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"Holism and Complementary Medicine" offers a systematic overview of traditional healing practices, the development of the Western biomedical model from the ancient Egyptians and Greeks to the present, and the holistic philosophy which is the basis of complementary and alternative medicine in the West. The book explores the differences between holistic and conventional biomedical traditions and approaches, acknowledging the strengths of each. It also addresses key practice issues, examining the role holistic principles have to play in today's health system and explaining their place in the therapeutic relationship.

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Allen and Unwin
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235

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Table of Contents

Forward. vii
Preface. xi
Introduction. The making of a new medicine
Page xv
Part I. Origins
Chapter 1. Antiquity. The early origins of medicine
Page 3
Chapter 2. Middle times. The gathering light
Page 19
Chapter 3. Modernity and beyond
Page 36
Part 2. Principles
Chapter 4. Holism and reductionism in medicine. Reconciling the opposites
Page 59
Chapter 5. The healing relationship. Reflections on the clinical encounter
Page 79
Chapter 6. The therapeutic aims of holistic medicine. Restoring the body, empowering the mind
Page 96
Chapter 7. Turning the Medicine Wheel. Between paradigms
Page 114
Chapter 8. Firming the foundations. Ways of knowing
Page 137
Chapter 9. Completing the circle. Voices of renewal
Page 156
Glossary. 174
References. 178
Notes. 187
Index. 199

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R733

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Paperback
Pagination
xxx, 205p.
Number of pages
235
Dimensions
23 x 15 x 2 centimeters

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OL26436098M
Internet Archive
HolismAndComplementaryMedicine
ISBN 10
1741148464

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