1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910787387003321

Autore

Pearlman Mickey <1938->

Titolo

Inter/View : talks with America's writing women / / Mickey Pearlman and Katherine Usher Henderson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1990

©1990

ISBN

0-8131-8546-7

0-8131-5968-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (228 p.)

Disciplina

810.9/9287/09045

Soggetti

Women and literature - United States - History - 20th century

American literature - Women authors - History and criticism

American literature - 20th century - History and criticism

Authors, American - 20th century

Women authors, American

Authorship

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents ; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Alison Lurie; Amy Tan; Gloria Naylor; Gail Godwin; Joyce Carol Oates; Diane Johnson; Susan Fromberg Schaeffer; Marge Piercy; Carole Maso; M.F.K. Fisher; Francine Prose; Alice McDermott; Rosellen Brown; Carolyn See; Laurie Colwin; Joyce Carol Thomas; Shirley Ann Grau; Kate Braverman; Louise Erdrich; Anne Lamott; Josephine Humphreys; Harriet Doerr; Elizabeth Winthrop; Janet Lewis; Irini Spanidou; Lynne Sharon Schwartz; Mona Simpson; Nancy Willard; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Twenty-eight powerful and individual voices are heard as Pearlman and Henderson offer a forum for a generous cross-section of the women writing fiction in America today -- writers whose vital statistics cross the borders of race, religion, ethnic origin, sexual preference, marital status, age, geography, and lifestyle. Each writer is presented in an essay/interview reflecting the dynamic that develops naturally when two vital minds meet to discuss topic of mutually interest. The writers



talk about the role of memory, space, and family in their work, about politics, dreams, and race, about thei

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910797420903321

Titolo

Healing across boundaries : bio-medicine and alternative therapeutics / / editor, Makarand R. Paranjape

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Delhi ; ; London : , : Routledge, , 2014

ISBN

1-315-65632-9

1-317-32473-0

1-317-32472-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (269 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ParanjapeMakarand R. <1960->

Disciplina

615.5/35

Soggetti

Integrative medicine

Alternative medicine

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction: The Terms of the Dialogue A Conversation with Pushpa Mittra Bhargava and P. Ram Manohar; One Science, Spirituality and Healing: In Search of Definitions; Two Beyond Mind-Body Medicine; Three Spirituality and Health; Four Healing Minds and Bodies: What Place for Spirituality?; Five The Culture and Philosophy of Bio-medicine in India: Critical Sociological Reflections; Six Spirituality, Mental Health and Perfectionism

Seven The Doctrine of the Three Humours in Traditional Indian MedicineEight The Body in the System of Medicine: Caraka and Harvey; Nine Network of Touch in Spiritual Healing: Panchikarana-prakriya; Ten Bio-ethical Issues: Jaina Perspective and Prospects; Eleven 'Yogi-doctors' and Occult Healing Arts: Holistic Therapeutics at Sri Aurobindo Ashram; Conclusion: The Science and Spirituality of Healing; About the Editor; Notes on Contributors and Discussants; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This unique volume initiates a dialogue between bio-medicine and



alternative therapeutics. Undertaking a multidisciplinary exploration of the science and spirituality of healing and wellness, it offers varied perspectives from doctors, medical researchers, Ayurvedic practitioners, philosophers, psychologists, sociologists, and cultural critics. It expands the horizons of health sciences in engaging with diverse traditions - bio-medicine, Ayurveda, Siddha, and Jaina bio-ethics. The book will interest scholars and researchers in social and community medicine, biological sciences, sociology and s