the history of alternative medicine in America Whorton, James C. 1942- creator text enk Oxford New York Oxford University Press c2002 2002 monographic eng

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xv, 368 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Machine generated contents note: Preface -- Part I The Nineteenth Century: Natural Healing -- 1. The Hippocratic Heresy: Alternative Medicine's Worldview -- 2. Every Man His Own Physician: Thomsonianism -- 3. Dilutions of Grandeur: Homeopathy -- 4. Physical Puritanism: Hygeiotherapy -- 5. Magnetism and Mind: From Mesmerism to Christian Science -- Part II The Early Twentieth Century: Drugless Healing -- 6. The Licensing Question: The Campaign for Medical Freedom -- 7. The Rule of the Artery: Osteopathy -- 8. Innate Intelligence: Chiropractic -- 9. Therapeutic Universalism: Naturopathy -- Part III The Late Twentieth Century: Holistic Healing -- 10. From Medical Cultism to Alternative Medicine -- 11. The Holistic Health Explosion: Acupuncture -- 12. From Alternative Medicine to Complementary Medicine -- Conclusion The Twenty-first Century: The Age of Curapathy? -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Index. James C. Whorton. Notes: p. 311-359. Includes indexes. n-us--- Alternative medicine United States History Alternative medicine United States History 20th century R733 .W495 2002 615.5 WHN 0195140710 2002022023 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy033/2002022023.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0612/2002022023-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0724/2002022023-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy033/2002022023.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0612/2002022023-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0724/2002022023-b.html DLC 020201 20150121144659.0 12664800