The Anthropology of Alternative Medicine, Paperback - Anamaria Iosif Ross

Reducere. Alternative medicine is not a fashionable new trend but an established cultural strategy, as well as a dynamic feature of mainstream contemporary m...

This volume assembles in one place the work of scholars who are making key contributions to the anthropological approach to the UN, other global or...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Alan P. MerriamAuthor: Valerie MerriamIn this highly praised and seminal work, Alan Merriam demonstrates that music is a so...

Anthropological interest in new subjects of research and contemporary knowledge practices has turned ethnographic attention to a wide ranging varie...

Missionary, linguist, and ethnographer Emile Petitot (1838-1916) was known for his work in Canada's Northwest Territories and as the author of a co...

Communitas is inspired fellowship; a group's pleasure in sharing common experiences; being 'in the zone' - as in music, sport, and work; the sense ...

Discusses extinction as a force shaping socio-cultural and biological lifePublisher: Indiana University PressIllustration(s): 8 b&w illus.Number of...

This original, field-changing collection explores the plasticity and unfinishedness of human subjects and lifeworlds, advancing the conceptual terr...

Focusing on the last twenty years of life in a small Mayan village, this pioneering book offers a natural history of intensity in the age of the An...

How can we understand the role of religion in human experience and social life? This book argues that anthropology and theology can work together t...

DescriptionAnthropologists have examined how diverse human populations modify and dress their bodies since the earliest days of the discipline. The...

Reducere. So-called alternative medicine (SCAM) is popular and therefore important, no matter whether we love or loathe it. Consequently, an impressive numbe...

Reducere. In this invigorating mix of natural history and adventure, artist-naturalist Ellen Meloy uses turquoise--the color and the gem--to probe deeper int...

DescriptionStudy of the future is an important new field in anthropology. Building on a philosophical tradition running from Aristotle through Heid...

Includes nine sections organized around themes such as everyday life, sex and gender, and science. This title features articles and book excerpts f...

DescriptionThe acclaimed author of Pandora's Lunchbox and former New York Times reporter takes an enlightening, engaging deep dive into the world o...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdIllustration(s): 44 Halftones, black and white; 1 Tables, black and white; 44 Illustrations, black and whiteNumber o...

Reducere. At a time of increasing globalization and worldwide vulnerability, the study of disasters has become an important focus for anthropological researc...

Tarzan is still an icon of adventure, because like all adventurers, his actions have universal qualities: doing something previously untried, revea...

Few activities bring together physicality, emotions, politics, money, and morality as dramatically as sport. In Brazil's stadiums or China's parks,...

Blood sacrifice, the ritual slaughter of animals, has been basic to religion through history, so that it survives in spiritualized form even in Chr...

Reducere. Note Formerly published as an ebook titled Why People Believe in Spirits, Gods and Magic. Now available in paperback.Across the globe and through t...

F.G. Bailey's contributions to anthropological theory and method are illuminated in this edited volume. Chapters variously present, apply, and trac...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Outsmart Cancer: The Proven Cure For Beating Cancer With Healthy Nutrition, Alternative Medicine And Vitamin B17Evidence suggests that Cancer is a ...

What could middle-class German supermarket shoppers buying eggs and impoverished coffee farmers in Guatemala possibly have in common? Both groups u...

This book is a story about a personal search for the 'natural' and for living 'in nature'. The author is an ethnobotanist who has studied foraging ...

Reducere. The latest edition of this hugely popular volume continues to provide readers in the West with a clear explanation of the theory and practice of Ch...

Publisher: Cengage Learning, IncAuthor(s): Judith (Western Washington University) PinePublication date: 2018Dimensions: 216 x 274 x 18Cover type: P...

Reducere. Hailed in the New York Times as entertaining and immensely educational, Snake Oil Science is not only a brilliant critique of alternative medicine,...

Reducere. Light Medicine is the science of connecting light and spirit with health and longevity in the human body. This evolutionary model connects the crea...

DescriptionHERBAL REMEDIESUnfortunately, today the fact of the matter is that pharmaceutical companies have long since passed the point where carin...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Ana-Marie RizzutoNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 1981Dimensions: 226 x 152 x 15Cover typ...

The Shamanic Plant Medicine series acts as an introduction to specific teacher plants used by shamans.Publisher: John Hunt PublishingAuthor(s): Ros...

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The Shamanic Plant Medicine series acts as an introduction to specific teacher plants used by shamans.

Reducere. Description"A good organizer is a social arsonist who goes around setting people on fire."--Fred Ross Raised by conservative parents who hoped he w...

The dread of death is a problem nearly as old as time itself. Our awareness of our own mortality has been famously referred to by William James as ...

Based on the authors' many years of medical experience in the "trenches, " this book offers new ways of looking at the complex topic of childhood i...

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Reducere. Dance of the Four Winds recounts the adventures of the American psychologist Alberto Villoldo as he journeys to Peru to explore the visionary cerem...

Reducere. Alternate Reality is the comical telling of the mostly true story of how Steve Ross grew up in a dysfunctional family with dysfunctional relationsh...

DescriptionThe story of Palestine's stonemasons and the building of Israel"They demolish our houses while we build theirs."This is how a Palestinia...

Reducere. DescriptionFor Hindus, energy is Prana ("life force"), and from this tradition comes the notion of chakras: energy nuclei located in an imaginary v...

The Little Princess wants her dinner And her teddy, and her potty... Several tantrums later, she learns that good manners go a long way. But not ev...

Reducere. Traditional Chinese Medicine Cupping Therapy 3e provides a clear and detailed set of practical guidelines for the application of techniques of cupp...

Ross Histologie. Tratat si atlas Ed.7. Corelatii din biologia moleculara si celulara Ross Histologie: tratat si atlas este lectura cea mai potrivit...

Reducere. DescriptionFor 5, 000 years, mankind has searched for ways to preserve health and youthfulness in order to slow down the natural aging process and ...