1st Edition
Mudpacks and Prozac Experiencing Ayurvedic, Biomedical, and Religious Healing
By Murphy Halliburton
Copyright 2009
232 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
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People seeking psychiatric healing choose from an almost dizzying array of therapies—from the medicated mud packs of Ayurveda, to the pharmacopeia of Western biomedicine, to the spiritual pathways of the world's religions. How do we choose, what do the treatments offer, and how do they cure? In Mudpacks and Prozac, Murphy Halliburton investigates the very different ways in which Ayurvedic,... Read more
Acknowledgements
1 Introduction
2 Th ree Th erapies of South India
3 Lives and Problems
4 Experiencing the World from Body to Ātman
5 Cooling Mudpacks: Th e Aesthetic Quality of Therapy
6 Conclusion: Pleasure, Health and Speed
Appendix A: Semi-Structured Interview Questions
References
Index
About the Author
1 Introduction
2 Th ree Th erapies of South India
3 Lives and Problems
4 Experiencing the World from Body to Ātman
5 Cooling Mudpacks: Th e Aesthetic Quality of Therapy
6 Conclusion: Pleasure, Health and Speed
Appendix A: Semi-Structured Interview Questions
References
Index
About the Author
Biography
Murphy Halliburton
