Overview

Folk, alternative and complementary health care practices in contemporary Western society are currently experiencing a renaissance, albeit with features that are unique to this historical moment. At the same time biomedicine is under scrutiny, experiencing a number of distinct and multifaceted crises. In this volume the authors draw together cutting edge cross-cultural, interdisciplinary research in Britain and Ireland, focusing on exploring the role and significance of healing practices in diverse local contexts, such as the use of crystals, herbs, cures and charms, potions and lotions.

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Author:   Ronnie Moore ,  Stuart McClean
Publisher:   Berghahn Books
Imprint:   Berghahn Books
Volume:   8
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.581kg
ISBN:  

9781845456726

ISBN 10:   1845456726
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   01 June 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Figures Acknowledgements Chapter 1. Introduction: Folk Healing in Contemporary Britain and Ireland: Revival, Revitalisation or Reinvention? Ronnie Moore and Stuart McClean Chapter 2. Folk Healing and a Post-scientific World Ronnie Moore and Stuart McClean Chapter 3. The Medical Marketplace and Medical Tradition in Nineteenth-century Ireland Catherine Cox Chapter 4. Folk Healing in Rural Wales: The Use of Wool Measuring Susan Philpin Chapter 5. A General Practice, A Country Practice: The Cure, the Charm and Informal Healing in Northern Ireland Ronnie Moore Chapter 6. Rescuing Folk Remedies: Ethnoknowledge and the Reinvention of Indigenous Herbal Medicine in Britain Ayo Wahlberg Chapter 7. Crystal and Spiritual Healing in Northern England: Folk-inspired Systems of Medicine Stuart McClean Chapter 8. Medical Pluralism in the Republic of Ireland: Biomedicines as Ethnomedicines Anne Macfarlane and Tomas deBrun Chapter 9. Born To It and Then Pushed Out of It: Folk Healing in the New Complementary and Alternative Medicine Marketplace Geraldine Lee-Treweek Chapter 10. Beyond Legislation: Why Chicken Soup and Regulation Don't Mix Julie Stone Chapter 11. Epilogue: Towards Authentic Medicine: Bodies and Boundaries Stuart McClean and Ronnie Moore Notes on Contributors Index

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.. .in this volume, the editors emphasise the interactional and interdependent nature of folk, biomedicine and other alternative and complementary treatments (CAM). Hence, the book will be of value not only to readers who are interested in folk, alternative and complementary medicine but also to those interested in biomedicine. I would recommend the book to many students, teachers, researchers and lay readers.. Sociology of Health & Illness

.. .<em>in this volume, the editors emphasise the interactional and interdependent nature of folk, biomedicine and other alternative and complementary treatments (CAM). Hence, the book will be of value not only to readers who are interested in folk, alternative and complementary medicine but also to those interested in biomedicine. I would recommend the book to many students, teachers, researchers and lay readers.</em> <strong> - Sociology of Health & Illness</strong></p>

Author Information

Ronnie Moore currently Lectures in Medical Anthropology and Sociology in the Departments of Sociology and Public Health Medicine and Epidemiology at University College Dublin. Ronnie’s research interests include health disparities; health, conflict and ethnic identity; and conflict theory.

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