Medicine, Rationality and Experience: An Anthropological Perspective - Paperback
by Byron J. Good, Good
$31.99
$32.00
Quantity
01
Pay over time for orders over $35.00 with
Availability:In StockContributor:Byron J. Good, GoodSeries:Lewis Henry Morgan Lectures (Paperback)Publish date:1994-01-28Pages:262
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cambridge University PressISBN-13:9780521425766ISBN-10:052142576XUPC:9780521425766Book Category:Social Science, MedicalBook Subcategory:Anthropology, Health Care DeliverySize:9.00 x 5.90 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SC6SZH4XHK
Medicine supposedly offers a scientific account of the human body and of illness, and it follows that scientific medicine treats all forms of folk medicine as little more than superstitious practices. Professor Good argues that this impoverished perspective neglects many facets of Western medical practice and obscures its kinship with healing in other traditions. Drawing on his own...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cambridge University PressISBN-13:9780521425766ISBN-10:052142576XUPC:9780521425766Book Category:Social Science, MedicalBook Subcategory:Anthropology, Health Care DeliverySize:9.00 x 5.90 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SC6SZH4XHK
Free shipping on orders over $75. Standard shipping takes 3-7 business days. Returns accepted within 30 days of purchase.