An ethnography of crystal and spiritual healers in Northern England; marginal medicine and mainstream concerns.9780773456679 An ethnography ethnography: see anthropology; ethnology. ethnography Descriptive study of a particular human society. Contemporary ethnography is based almost entirely on fieldwork. of crystal and spiritual healers in Northern England Northern England, The North or North of England is a rather ill-defined term, with no universally accepted definition. Its extent may be subject to personal opinion and many companies or organisations have differing definitions as to what it constitutes. ; marginal medicine and mainstream concerns. McClean, Stuart. Edwin Mellen Pr. 2006 266 pages $109.95 Hardcover BL65 Consumers are increasingly questioning the often impersonal approach of biomedicine biomedicine /bio·med·i·cine/ (bi?o-med´i-sin) clinical medicine based on the principles of the natural sciences (biology, biochemistry, etc.).biomed´ical bi·o·med·i·cine n. 1. and turning to alternative practitioners. As a crystal healing trainee of "good potential," McClean (health and social care, U. of the West of England The West of England is a loose term given to the area surrounding the City and County of Bristol, England. It is increasingly used - e.g. by the West of England Partnership - as a synonym for the former Avon (county) area. , Bristol) participated in an ethnographic eth·nog·ra·phy n. The branch of anthropology that deals with the scientific description of specific human cultures. eth·nog study of complementary and alternative (CAM) healing centers in the late 1990s. He treats crystal healing as a marginal approach even in the diverse CAM context, in the broader context of the contested notions of health and illness and of scientific vs. narrative forms of knowledge. Case studies personalize his postmodern view of individuated practice, personal empowerment, and performance and spiritual aspects of New Age healing. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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