LEADER 03761nam 2200565Ia 450 001 9910961531103321 005 20251116181632.0 010 $a1-61122-433-0 035 $a(CKB)2550000001041704 035 $a(EBL)3018904 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000835108 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11458145 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000835108 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10989867 035 $a(PQKB)11364470 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3018904 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3018904 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10661843 035 $a(OCoLC)839304951 035 $a(BIP)18717612 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001041704 100 $a20080307d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aComplementary medicine systems $ecomparison and integration /$fKarl W. Kratky 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York $cNova Science$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (313 p.) 225 0$aHealth and human development series. 300 $aOriginally published in German as: Komplementare Medizinsysteme / Karl W. Kratky. c2003. 311 08$a1-60456-475-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [253]-272) and index. 327 $aField of tension between orthodox and complementary medicine -- Understanding between ages and cultures -- Systemic view I: chaos and fractals -- Systemic view II: self-organisation and chaos control -- Homoeopathy and related methods -- Feedback diagnoses and feedback therapies -- Traditional Chinese medicine and its roots -- Ayurveda and Tibetan medicine -- Advancement of the cross-cultural model -- Western type assignments -- Chronobiology and chronomedicine -- Recent developments around homoeopathy -- A deeper understanding of falling ill and recovering -- Unity in diversity: ethnological and spiritual aspects. 330 $aFor almost all of us the question of health and illness is essential but although a considerable amount of relevant literature is available, the confusion concerning this subject matter still seems to grow. In general people tend to trust no less than their own personal approach, while alternate positions find themselves either ignored or opposed. This book chooses a different path as it investigates not only the potentiality of communication among the various disciplines but also considers four basic views or perspectives as interpretations of reality. In the process it becomes apparent that classical science and more recent developments, like chaos theory, no longer speak the same language. Furthermore, several well-known modes of healing are compared (like orthodox medicine and homoeopathy from the West, as well as Indian, Tibetan and Chinese medicine from the East). Apart from the expected differences, surprising parallels are emerging, above all the assertions concerning fundamental reactions of the human organism. This comparison leads to an integration of common results regarding the various medicine systems, which can be illustrated using a geometrical model (health disc, life spiral). Thus, the basis for the translation of insights and findings from one medicine system to another has successfully been established; therefore the utilisation of the (ancient) knowledge of one method of healing in other therapeutic systems proves to be possible 606 $aAlternative medicine 606 $aMedicine, Comparative 615 0$aAlternative medicine. 615 0$aMedicine, Comparative. 676 $a610 700 $aKratky$b Karl W$01865634 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910961531103321 996 $aComplementary medicine systems$94472781 997 $aUNINA