The Cure Within: A History of Mind-Body Medicine
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Alternative & Holistic Medicine, Alternative Medicine, Religion & Spirituality, New Age, Mental & Spiritual Healing, Philosophy, Mind & Body
| Author: | Anne Harrington | ISBN: | 9780393071085 |
| Publisher: | W. W. Norton & Company | Publication: | February 16, 2009 |
| Imprint: | W. W. Norton & Company | Language: | English |
| Author: | Anne Harrington |
| ISBN: | 9780393071085 |
| Publisher: | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Publication: | February 16, 2009 |
| Imprint: | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Language: | English |
"A splendid history of mind-body medicine...a book that desperately needed to be written."—Jerome Groopman, New York Times
Is stress a deadly disease on the rise in modern society? Can mind-body practices from the East help us become well? When it comes to healing, we believe we must look beyond doctors and drugs; we must look within ourselves. Faith, relationships, and attitude matter.
But why do we believe such things? From psychoanalysis to the placebo effect to meditation, this vibrant cultural history describes mind-body healing as rooted in a patchwork of stories, allowing us to make new sense of our suffering and to rationalize new treatments and lifestyles.
"A splendid history of mind-body medicine...a book that desperately needed to be written."—Jerome Groopman, New York Times
Is stress a deadly disease on the rise in modern society? Can mind-body practices from the East help us become well? When it comes to healing, we believe we must look beyond doctors and drugs; we must look within ourselves. Faith, relationships, and attitude matter.
But why do we believe such things? From psychoanalysis to the placebo effect to meditation, this vibrant cultural history describes mind-body healing as rooted in a patchwork of stories, allowing us to make new sense of our suffering and to rationalize new treatments and lifestyles.
