The healing gods: complementary and alternative medicine in Christian America
This text tells the surprising story of how complementary and alternative medicine, CAM, entered biomedical and evangelical Christian mainstreams despite its roots in non-Christian religions and the lack of scientific evidence of its efficacy and safety.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
New York
Oxford University Press
2013
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| In: | Year: 2013 |
| IxTheo Classification: | AZ New religious movements KBQ North America |
| Further subjects: | B
Alternative Medicine
Religious aspects
Christianity
B Alternative Medicine Moral and ethical aspects Christianity B Religion and science (United States) |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
Erscheint auch als: 9780199985784 |
| Summary: | This text tells the surprising story of how complementary and alternative medicine, CAM, entered biomedical and evangelical Christian mainstreams despite its roots in non-Christian religions and the lack of scientific evidence of its efficacy and safety. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on September 2, 2013) |
| ISBN: | 0199367809 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199985784.001.0001 |