A reviewer is needed for a unique and beautifully crafted book entitled ‘Alternative Medicine’ by Rafael Campo (Duke University Press, 2014). Expressions of interest from all angles of the medical humanities are welcome, but this book will be especially well suited to those with an interest in poetry and literature. ‘In his Read more…
‘The Anthropology of Alternative Medicine’ by Anamaria Iosif Ross (Berg, 2012) The Anthropology of Alternative Medicine by Anamaria Iosif Ross is marketed as ‘invaluable to undergraduates and graduate students in anthropology, psychology, and health-related professions such as nursing, physical and occupational therapy, and biomedicine’ (forth cover). Given the increasing prominence Read more…
‘Alternative medicine is not a fashionable new trend but an established cultural strategy, as well as a dynamic feature of mainstream contemporary medicine, in which elements of folk traditions are often blended with Western scientific approaches. The anthropology of alternative medicine is a concise yet wide-ranging exploration of non-biomedical healing. Read more…
Image: Sarah Brumgart In recent years I have become surrounded by yoga fanatics. Many things impress me about their relationship with yoga but, above all, it’s their dedication to telling me (and anybody else that will appear interested) just how great yoga is for them. Their proselytising eventually put me in Read more…