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Halliburton, Murphy.

Mudpacks and Prozac : experiencing Ayurvedic, biomedical and religious healing. / Murphy Halliburton - , Walnut Creek, CA : Left Coast Press , 2009. - 231 pages :22cm.

Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Three Therapies of South India; 3. Lives and Problems; 4. Experiencing the World from Body to Atman; 5. Cooling Mudpacks: The Aesthetic Quality of Therapy; 6. Conclusion: Pleasure, Health and Speed; Appendix A: Semi-Structured Interview Questions; References; Index; About the Author

Mud Packs and Prozac is a fascinating comparative analysis of how patients choose and how they experience the therapies of Western biomedical, Ayurvedic, and religious healing systems. Foregrounding questions of embodiment and aesthetics, Murphy Halliburton challenges our understandings of mental illness and of the transformative processes typically evaluated as "cure."

ISBN: 9781598743999

Publisher. No.: Zafaa Book & Distributors : 313/56F,49A, Anand Nagar, Inderlok, Delhi

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Healing Social aspects
Cultural psychiatry
Mental Disorders therapy
Religion and Medicine
Traditional medicine

Dewey Class. No.: 954.83 HAI