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The History of American Homeopathy: The Academic Years, 1820-1935 1st Edition

by John S. Haller Jr. (Author)
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Discover how homeopathic practice developed alongside regular medicine

Explore the history of American homeopathy from its roots in the early nineteenth century, through its burgeoning acceptance, to its subsequent fall from favor. The History of American Homeopathy: The Academic Years, 1820-1935 discusses the development of homeopathy’s unorthodox therapies, the reasons behind its widespread growth and popularity, and its development during medicine’s introspective age of doubt and the emergence of scientific reductionism. Not only does the book explain homeopathy within the same social, scientific, and philosophic traditions that affected other schools of the healing art, but it also promotes a more integrative connection between homeopathy’s unconventional therapeutics and the rigors of scientific medicine.

The History of American Homeopathy examines the work of Samuel Hahnemann, the founder of homeopathy—the development of his and other practitioners’ theories, and the factors in the growth and later withering of acceptance. You’ll learn the reasons behind homeopathy’s wave of popularity in nineteenth-century America and the impact of regular medicine’s shift to rationalistic system-theories and laboratory science on homeopathy. Discover how homeopathy emerged from the system-theories of the late eighteenth century; the mounting ideological differences within this unorthodox health art; its destructive internal feuds; and the factors that led to the eventual turning over of homeopathies to regular medicine.

The History of American Homeopathy answers questions such as:
  • how did the state of medicine in the early nineteenth century facilitate the public acceptance of Hahnemann’s theories?
  • what were the relationships between regualr medicine and homeopathy?
  • what tensions surfaced between academic and domestic homeopathy?
  • how did homeopathic medical schools emerge, and what were their regional and philosophical distinctions?
  • what was the impact of scientific medicine on homeopathy?
  • what were the reasons for the growing division between the liberal wing of homeopathy and the more conservative Hahnemannians, and what effect did it have on the movement?The History of American Homeopathy: The Academic Years, 1820-1935 is an informative, insightful exploration of homeopathy’s roots that is valuable for medical historians, history students, homeopaths, alternative medical organizations, holistic healing societies, homeopathic study groups, homeopathic seminars and courses, and anyone interested in homeopathy.
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  1. ISBN-10
    0789026600
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0789026606
  3. Edition
    1st
  4. Publisher
    CRC Press
  5. Publication date
    September 15, 2005
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    6 x 1.25 x 8.25 inches
  8. Print length
    444 pages
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CRC Press; 1st edition (September 15, 2005)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 444 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0789026600
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0789026606
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.5 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.25 x 8.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.4 3.4 out of 5 stars 4 ratings

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  • Sylvia J
    5.0 out of 5 stars clear and engaging account of the rise and fall of homeopathy
    Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2019
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    Not finished yet, but am already impressed with this very readable account of a complicated subject. Anyone interested in the history of medicine would not go wrong ordering this book. It's a shame the title is so dry; it gives little hint of the drama inherent in this story of the rise and fall of a medical insurgency.
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  • Ruy Madsen
    5.0 out of 5 stars indispensable
    Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2017
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    Detailed historical review and excellent approach to the main debates on homeopathy
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  • becksnyc
    5.0 out of 5 stars Homeopathic history, par excellence
    Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2019
    This book was thoroughly researched and provides a comprehensive and unbiased history of homeopathy in the United States. I am an avid student and user of homeopathy and I believe it adds a valuable and unique perspective to health care. That said, I was struck by the pig-headed arrogance displayed by both "regular" and homeopathic physicians. Their unwillingness, then and now, to learn from and cooperate with the "other" (as in, various modalities) has cost us all in the end. The "progress" made in applying the scientific method of cause and effect has resulted in a medical profession so dominated by specialization that they no longer see a human as a whole organism. A great loss! The historical battles that led to the modern medical perspective are well covered and thought provoking.
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  • sandra olivieri
    1.0 out of 5 stars A fonte (letra) é extremamente pequena, não funciona
    Reviewed in Brazil on June 11, 2020
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    Péssima compra! O livro no meu kindle veio com uma letra tão minúscula que não consigo ler. Tentei aumentar a fonte no kindle e não aumenta de jeito nenhum! Então, foi dinheiro jogado fora! Não consigo ler o livro!
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