The Cure Within: A History of Mind-Body Medicine

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ISBN-10: 0393333973
ISBN-13: 9780393333978
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publish Date: 02/01/2009
Dimensions: 8.00" L, 5.40" W, 0.90" H

The Cure Within: A History of Mind-Body Medicine

byAnne Harrington

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Overview

Is stress a deadly disease on the rise in modern society? Can mind-body practices from the East help us become well? When it comes to healing, we believe we must look beyond doctors and drugs; we must look within ourselves. Faith, relationships, and attitude matter.

But why do we believe such things? From psychoanalysis to the placebo effect to meditation, this vibrant cultural history describes mind-body healing as rooted in a patchwork of stories, allowing us to make new sense of our suffering and to rationalize new treatments and lifestyles.

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Harrington...has expertly mapped the transmission of mind-body ideas...showing us where they come from and why exactly they seem to have nine lives.–Amanda Schaffer "Slate"
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Details

ISBN-10: 0393333973
ISBN-13: 9780393333978
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publish Date: 02/01/2009
Dimensions: 8.00" L, 5.40" W, 0.90" H
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