Alternative Healing in American History: An Encyclopedia from Acupuncture to Yoga

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Michael Shally-Jensen

Alternative Healing in American History

An Encyclopedia from Acupuncture to Yoga

Michael Shally-Jensen

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Greenwood Press
19 July 2019

Complementary therapies, healing & health; Homoeopathy

This book examines alternative healing practices in American popular culture. From traditional folk approaches to more recent developments, it discusses the rise and fall of more than 100 popular approaches to addressing both physical ailments and mental health needs.

Offering insightful accounts of everything from aging prevention to voodoo & Santería, Alternative Healing in American History: An Encyclopedia from Acupuncture to Yoga situates each popular approach in the history and culture of health and wellness in America. Moreover, the book shows that ""orthodox"" medicine and unconventional approaches may have more in common than many people think, because both are subject to the changing nature of the medical understanding and the strength of their appeal to consumers.

While the main focus is on remedies lying outside the medical mainstream, the book also highlights how many widely accepted therapeutic treatments of the past—for example, ""the water cure"" (hydrotherapy) or lobotomy (psychosurgery)—fell out of favor and were quickly forgotten. Besides examining popular healing techniques, the book also explores the changing nature of the medical marketplace and how once-standard treatments (e.g., leeching, psychoanalysis) have had their ups and downs. The book comprises five chronological sections covering time periods from pre-1900 to the present.

By: Michael Shally-Jensen
Imprint: Greenwood Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm,
Weight: 1.106kg
ISBN: 9781440860331
ISBN 10: 1440860335
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 19 July 2019
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience: College/higher education , Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , Primary , Children's (6-12)
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michael Shally-Jensen is an independent author and editor who holds a PhD in cultural anthropology, with a specialization in American studies.

Reviews for Alternative Healing in American History: An Encyclopedia from Acupuncture to Yoga

The wide range of subjects and the fact that there is a renewed interest in alternative and complementary medicine make this a very useful resource for public, consumer health, and academic libraries. * Booklist *