Mudpacks and prozac : experiencing Ayurvedic, biomedical, and religious healing / Murphy Halliburton.

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Halliburton, Murphy, 1964-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Walnut Creek, CA : Left Coast Press, 2009.Description: 1 online resource (231 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781598747294
1598747290
1598743988
9781598743982

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Mudpacks and prozac.DDC classification:

954.83

LOC classification:

GR305.5.K4 H35 2009eb

NLM classification:

2010 A-740
WM 400

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Contents:

Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Three Therapies of South India; 3. Lives and Problems; 4. Experiencing the World from Body to Atman; 5. Cooling Mudpacks: The Aesthetic Quality of Therapy; 6. Conclusion: Pleasure, Health and Speed; Appendix A: Semi-Structured Interview Questions; References; Index; About the Author.

Summary: Mud Packs and Prozac is a fascinating comparative analysis of how patients choose and how they experience the therapies of Western biomedical, Ayurvedic, and religious healing systems. Foregrounding questions of embodiment and aesthetics, Murphy Halliburton challenges our understandings of mental illness and of the transformative processes typically evaluated as "cure."

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Mud Packs and Prozac is a fascinating comparative analysis of how patients choose and how they experience the therapies of Western biomedical, Ayurvedic, and religious healing systems. Foregrounding questions of embodiment and aesthetics, Murphy Halliburton challenges our understandings of mental illness and of the transformative processes typically evaluated as "cure."

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