The Faces of Homoeopathy [Hardcover]

Julian Winston (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 10, 1999

The history of homeopathic medicine as seen through the people who contributed towards its development. Focusing on homeopathy in the USA and in the UK, it traces the development of the practice through the 1800s, the decline thought the first part of the 20th century, and the resurgence in the 1980s.

Editorial Reviews

Review

An absorbing story well told, it will reward the serious student or general reader who is prepared to start from the beginning, to proceed in order, and so catch the sweep of the movement as a whole. In addition, as a repository of lore both important and trivial, it will make a perfect gift book for the coffee table of our cured or at least grateful patients, friends, and sympathizers who are drawn to or interested in the subject but lack the patience or motivation to wade all the way through it. I can say without hesitation that Julian Winston is by far the most knowledgeable and reliable guide now writing in English, and that any friend of homeopathy will find in the book a bounty of unexpected treasures for both edification and delight. -- Richard Moskowitz, MD, Author and Educator, Homeopathy Today, October 1999

Julian Winston has penned the most delightful and impressive treatise on the history of homeopathy I have encountered. It spans the entire age of Homeopathy from Hahnemann to our most modern homeopaths, with a special emphasis on those in the United States. The book is detailed beyond belief, yet a joy to read. It is replete with an encyclopedic gallery of fascinating photos and numerous anecdotal side-bars of special interest. The Faces of Homeopathy is profoundly accurate, meeting the most stringent requirements of academia, yet it is pleasantly entertaining and engaging. It is certainly a must for all homeopaths and those interested in homeopathy and the history of medicine. A marvelous accomplishment! -- George Guess, MD, Editor JAIH

Julian Winston's Faces of Homoeopathy brings the history of homeopathy alive. The pioneers of homoeopathy leap off the page. Julian Winston has combined excellent historical scholarship with a style of writing that captures the thoughts and words of the men and women who contributed to homeopathy over the past 200 years. This is a key text for anyone who wants to truly understand the development of homeopathic medicine. -- Wenda Brewster O'Reilly, Ph.D., Editor of Samuel Hahnemann's Organon of the Medical Art

Julian Winston's book 'Faces of Homoeopathy' is an essential book for those of us wanting to fully understand our history as homeopaths-- and if we don't know our history well then we can't hope to avoid the mistakes. I have been glued ever since I received it and have been amazed at how much I did not know. This is an essential book for all teachers of homoeopathy and is highly recommended for all senior students. The scholarship is superb and it is entertaining too. All college libraries should have several copies! -- Anthony Bickley RSHom, Principal, British School of Homoeopathy

The Faces Of Homeopathy is truly a magnificent work. It is fascinating, compelling, beautifully published, impressively accurate, and well written. Julian has unearthed a lot of great info about the people of homeopathy and has weaved together homeopathy's tapestry of personalities to present a coherent history of the dramas and traumas of homeopathy. -- Dana Ullman, Author and publisher

From the Publisher

In 1905, William Harvey King, MD, wrote a four-volume history of homeopathy in the United States -- The History of Homeopathy and Its Institutions in America. It was to remain the only work on the subject for 66 years. Then, in 1971 Martin Kaufman wrote his scholarly work, Homeopathy: The Rise and Fall of a Medical Heresy. It was followed, in 1973, by Harris Coulter's Divided Legacy: Science and Ethics in American Medicine 1800-1914.

Coulter's book, told us nothing of the decline of homeopathy through the 1920s. Kaufman, while discussing the critical period of 1920-1960, saw little hope of homeopathy surviving for more than another 10 years.

Yet, homeopathy arose from the ashes in the early 1970s, and has risen to a place of prominence in the health care field, world-wide.

The Faces of Homoeopathy is the first book to tell the whole story-- from Hahnemann through the contemporary homeopaths in the 1990s. Through a narrative laced with 137 biographies and 365 illustrations, the history of homeopathy, with a primary focus on the United States and England, comes to life.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 656 pages
• Publisher: Great Auk Publishing; 1st edition (April 10, 1999)
• ISBN-10: 0473056070
• ISBN-13: 978-0473056070
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.4 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,964,746 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Truth About Homeopathy, March 20, 2001

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Tal Davidson (Baltimore, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Faces of Homoeopathy (Hardcover)

Julian Winston's novel is the most in-depth and informative discussion on homeopathy that I have come across. The book makes good on its claim to insightfully delve into the fundamental philosophy of homeopathy. Also, Winston tackles the important and controversial question of scientific rigor that plagues this medical breakthrough. He makes it systematically clear how the medical philosophy of homeopathy is scientifically rigorous. Also mentioned are the innovative medical thinkers known as the original homoeopaths, the decline of homeopathy at the beginning of the 20th century, and the resurgence of this medical philosophy towards the end of this same century. It is ideal for those readers attempting to gain greater medical recognition of homeopathy or for those just interested in the history of this innovative healthcare technique. If one is looking for in-depth inforamtion on homeopathy that is historical, academic, and interesting, then The Faces of Homeopathy is in my opinion the best book to buy.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not a novel, August 25, 2009

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TCM - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Faces of Homoeopathy (Hardcover)

This is to correct the previous review: Faces of Homeopathy is not fiction (not a "novel") it's the true story of the history of homeopathy focused particularly on the history of homeopathy in the USA. And it's brilliant! Should be on every homeopath's bookshelf; should be on the bookshelf of anyone interested in homeopathy, 17th through 21st century medicine or even just general history.