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Author Brown, Candy Gunther.

Title The healing gods : complementary and alternative medicine in christian America / Candy Gunther Brown.

Publication Info. New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.

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Description 1 online resource
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Why is complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) supposed to work? -- Is CAM religious? -- Yoga: I bow to the God within you -- Is CAM Christian? -- I love my chiropractor -- Does CAM work, and is it safe? -- Acupuncture: reclaiming ancient wisdom -- How did CAM become mainstream? -- Energy medicine: how her karma ran over his dogma -- Why does it matter if CAM is religious (and not Christian) even if it works?
Summary This text tells the surprising story of how complementary and alternative medicine, CAM, entered biomedical and evangelical Christian mainstreams despite its roots in non-Christian religions and the lack of scientific evidence of its efficacy and safety.
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Subject Alternative medicine -- United States.
Alternative medicine.
United States.
Alternative medicine -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Alternative medicine -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Mind and body therapies -- United States.
Mind and body therapies.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic book.
Subject Therapies.
Other Form: Print version: Brown, Candy Gunther. Healing gods. New York : Oxford University Press, 2013 9780199985784 (DLC) 2012050010 (OCoLC)826685405
ISBN 9780199985791 (electronic book)
0199985790 (electronic book)
9780199985784
0199985782