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Planet medicine: From Stone Age shamanism to post-industrial healing (Unknown Binding)

by Richard Grossinger (Author) "THIS IS A BOOK ABOUT HEALING: its origin in primary and ancient modes of knowledge, its basis as a social category, and its diverse meanings..." (more)
Key Phrases: elemental medicine, planet medicine, biological vitalism, Chi Gung, New York, North Atlantic Books (more...)
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Planet Medicine is a major work by an anthropologist who looks at medicine in a broad context. In this edition, additions to this classic text include a section on Reiki, a comparison of types of palpation used in healing, updates on craniosacral therapy, and a means of understanding how different alternative medicines actually work. Illustrated throughout, this is the standard on the history, philosophy, and anthropology of this subject. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details
  • Unknown Binding: 390 pages
  • Publisher: Anchor Press; 1st ed edition (1980)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0385140533
  • ISBN-13: 978-0385140539
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,837,975 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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  • In-Print Editions: Paperback (7 Sub) |  All Editions


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THIS IS A BOOK ABOUT HEALING: its origin in primary and ancient modes of knowledge, its basis as a social category, and its diverse meanings and values, from culture to culture and through human history. Read the first page
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