Spirituality in Hospice Palliative Care

Edited by Paul Bramadat, Harold Coward, and Kelli I. Stajduhar
Subjects: Religion And Spirituality
Series: SUNY series in Religious Studies

Explores the end-of-life spiritual needs of people who do not identify with traditional religions.

Modern and Global Ayurveda

Edited by Dagmar Wujastyk & Frederick M. Smith
Subjects: Asian Studies

A comprehensive overview of Ayurveda.

What If Medicine Disappeared?

By Gerald E. Markle & Frances B. McCrea
Subjects: Sociology

Argues convincingly, if counterintuitively, that modern medicine has little impact on longevity or mortality.

Negotiating the Holistic Turn

By Judith Fadlon
Subjects: Sociology

Examines the growing popularity of alternative medicine as a personal health care option.

A Diagnosis for Our Times

By Matthew Schneirov & Jonathan David Geczik
Subjects: Anthropology And Archaeology
Series: SUNY series in the Sociology of Culture

Explores Americans' increasing attraction to alternative medicine by looking at two alternative health networks, one "New Age," the other conservative Christian.