Folk Healing and Health Care Practices in Britain and Ireland Janet Jesmok

Folk Healing and Health Care Practices in Britain and Ireland Janet JesmokFolk, alternative and complementary health care practices in contemporary Western society are currently experiencing a renaissance, albeit with features that are unique to this historical moment. At the same time biomedicine is under scrutiny, experiencing a number of distinct and multifaceted crises. In this volume the authors draw together cutting edge cross cultural, interdisciplinary research in Britain and Ireland, focusing on exploring the role

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