Mudpacks and Prozac: Experiencing Ayurvedic, Biomedical, and Religious Healing

by Murphy Halliburton (Author)

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  Illustrated
  2009

  $42.04

  Presents an ethnographic exploration of the sensory and aesthetic experiences of popular Eastern and Western therapies and how they 'cure'. This book investigates the very different ways in which Western, Ayurvedic, and religious (Christian, Muslim, and Hindu) healing systems define psychiatric problems and cures.