Alternative Healing in American History: An Encyclopedia from Acupuncture to Yoga
byMichael Shally-Jensen is an independent author and editor who holds a PhD in cultural anthropology, with a specialization in American studies.
20190731
Greenwood
Pages | 432 |
Topics | Aromatherapy and Essential Oils;Chinese Traditional Medicine and Philosophy;Chiropractic Medicine;Crystals;Mesmerism and Hypnotherapy;Native American Traditional Medicine;Phrenology;Psychedelic Drugs;Reflexology;Reiki;Popular Culture;Health and Wellness |
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eBook
9781440860348
MLA
Shally-Jensen, Michael. Alternative Healing in American History: An Encyclopedia from Acupuncture to Yoga. Greenwood, 2019. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440860348.
Chicago Manual of Style
Shally-Jensen, Michael. Alternative Healing in American History: An Encyclopedia from Acupuncture to Yoga. Greenwood, 2019. http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440860348
APA
Shally-Jensen, Michael. (2019). Alternative Healing in American History: An Encyclopedia from Acupuncture to Yoga. Retrieved from http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440860348
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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.
• Provides illuminating descriptions of popular treatments, describing their underlying philosophies, the historical impetus behind each, and their fate with consumers• Casts a critical yet sympathetic historical eye on the development of numerous popular remedies and how they came to serve (or not) their users
• Looks at both notable "alternative" therapies and therapies that emerged or split off from the mainstream to address a different need of their audiences
• Explores treatments designed for healing the body, the mind, the spirit, and all three
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Table of Contents
Alternative Healing in American History: An Encyclopedia from Acupuncture to Yoga
Author(s): Shally-Jensen, Michael;Contributors: Shally-Jensen, Michael;Abstract: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.
• Provides illuminating descriptions of popular treatments, describing their underlying philosophies, the historical impetus behind each, and their fate with consumers• Casts a critical yet sympathetic historical eye on the development of numerous popular remedies and how they came to serve (or not) their users
• Looks at both notable "alternative" therapies and therapies that emerged or split off from the mainstream to address a different need of their audiences
• Explores treatments designed for healing the body, the mind, the spirit, and all three
SortTitle: alternative healing in american history: an encyclopedia from acupuncture to yogaAuthor Info:Michael Shally-JensenauthorMichael Shally-Jensen is an independent author and editor who holds a PhD in cultural anthropology, with a specialization in American studies.
eISBN-13: 9781440860348Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440860348.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440860331Imprint: GreenwoodPages: 432Publication Date: 20190731Table of Contents pages: 1 2
- Cover Cover11
- Title Page iii4
- Copyright iv5
- Contents v6
- Alphabetical List of Entries ix10
- Introduction xi12
- Pre-1900 122
- Introduction 122
- Bloodletting and Leeching 627
- Chinese Traditional Medicine 1031
- Folk Medicine 1334
- Homeopathy 1637
- Hydrotherapy 2041
- Hysteria 2344
- Medicine Shows 2748
- Mesmerism and Hypnotherapy 3051
- Moral Treatment 3455
- Native American Traditional Medicine 3859
- Neurasthenia, or Nervous Exhaustion 4263
- Patent Medicines 4667
- Phrenology 4970
- Purgatives and Emetics 5475
- Sanatoriums 5778
- Sanitation Campaigns and Public Health 6182
- Spas and Mineral Waters 6586
- Spiritualism 6889
- Witch Trials and Exorcisms 7192
- 1900–1950s 7798
- Introduction 7798
- Anthroposophic Medicine 81102
- Anxiety and Its Treatment 85106
- Art and Music Therapy 89110
- Behavioral Theories and Therapies 94115
- Chiropractic 98119
- Client-Centered Therapy 101122
- Depression and Its Treatment 105126
- Dianetics 109130
- Diet and Exercise 113134
- Dream Interpretation 117138
- Electroconvulsive Therapy 120141
- Faith Healing and Prayer 127148
- Gestalt Therapy 131152
- Jung and Jungian Analysis 136157
- Lobotomy and Other “Psychosurgeries” 140161
- Mental Hospitals 144165
- Orgone Therapy 150171
- Osteopathy 153174
- Psychoanalysis 156177
- Sex, Sexology, and Sex Therapy 160181
- 12-Step Programs 163184
- 1960s–1970s 169190
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