Naturopathy in South India : clinics between professionalization and empowerment /
In Naturopathy in South India - Clinics between Professionalization and Empowerment , Eva Jansen offers a rich ethnographic account of current naturopathic thinking and practices, and examines its complex history, multiple interpretations, and antagonisms. This book presents two major forms of Natur...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
[2016]
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| Series: | Sir Henry Wellcome Asian series (Brill Academic Publishers) ;
v. 17. |
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| Summary: | In Naturopathy in South India - Clinics between Professionalization and Empowerment , Eva Jansen offers a rich ethnographic account of current naturopathic thinking and practices, and examines its complex history, multiple interpretations, and antagonisms. This book presents two major forms of Naturopathy in contemporary South India: On one side, a scientific, professional branch models themselves after allopathic practitioners. On the other side, a group of ideologists uses an approach to patient treatment that is grounded in the principles of simplicity, transparency, a critique of globalization, and a focus on patient empowerment. Jansen discusses the current political and medical clash between Naturopaths in South India from the perspectives of practitioners, employees, the media and patients. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004325104 9004325107 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |