03085nam 2200721Ia 450 991081921640332120200520144314.01-315-42427-41-315-42428-21-315-42429-01-59874-729-010.4324/9781315424293 (CKB)2520000000009152(EBL)677811(OCoLC)647881059(SSID)ssj0000486012(PQKBManifestationID)11332764(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000486012(PQKBWorkID)10429777(PQKB)11747472(MiAaPQ)EBC677811(Au-PeEL)EBL677811(CaPaEBR)ebr10367561(CaONFJC)MIL955483(OCoLC)970799480(EXLCZ)99252000000000915220090521d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMudpacks and prozac experiencing Ayurvedic, biomedical, and religious healing /Murphy Halliburton1st ed.Walnut Creek, CA Left Coast Press20091 online resource (233 p.)First published 2009 by Left Coast Press, Inc.1-59874-399-6 1-59874-398-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; 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 AuthorPeople seeking psychiatric healing choose from an almost dizzying array of therapies-from the medicated mud packs of Ayurveda, to the pharmacopeia of Western biomedicine, to the spiritual pathways of the world''s religions. How do we choose, what do the treatments offer, and how do they cure? In Mudpacks and Prozac, Murphy Halliburton investigates the very different ways in which Ayurvedic, Western, and religious (Christian, Muslim, and Hindu) healing systems define psychiatric problems and cures. He describes people''s embodied experiences of therapies that range from soothing to frighteningTraditional medicineIndiaKeralaCultural psychiatryIndiaKeralaMedicine, AyurvedicIndiaKeralaHealingSocial aspectsIndiaKeralaHuman mechanicsIndiaKeralaKerala (India)Social life and customsTraditional medicineCultural psychiatryMedicine, AyurvedicHealingSocial aspectsHuman mechanics954.83954/.83Halliburton Murphy1964-870031MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819216403321Mudpacks and Prozac4113467UNINA