Healing across Boundaries: Bio-medicine and Alternative Therapeutics

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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 social anthropology, as well as cultural studies. 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 Medicine Eight 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