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Allopathy Goes Native Traditional Versus Modern Medicine in Iran 1st Edition

Author(s)

Agnes Loeffler

Edition

1st Edition

ISBN

9781786722553, 9781780760445, 9781850439424, 9781350985278

Publisher

I.B. Tauris & Co Ltd

Format

PDF and EPUB

Description

Allopathy is often described as ‘western’ medicine, the antithesis of homeopathy, yet all medical systems are infused with culture-specific values, ideas and beliefs. Agnes Loeffler’s insightful and original book investigates how allopathic knowledge, theories and practice guidelines come to be understood and applied by practitioners in a non-western context. Based on research amongst doctors in Iran, Loeffler describes how the system of allopathic medicine has adapted to local explanations of health and disease and to the economic, social and religio-political realities framing contemporary Iranian life and culture. This approach simultaneously problematizes the view of allopathic medicine as a ‘western’ entity exerting a hegemonic influence over non-western cultures, and provides a rare glimpse of the complexities of modern Iran society – exploring the interfaces between culture, health and the experience of illness.

Availability: In Stock

Allopathy Goes Native Traditional Versus Modern Medicine in Iran 1st Edition

SKU: 9781786732552

Original price was: $35.95.Current price is: $10.79.

Access Allopathy Goes Native Traditional Versus Modern Medicine in Iran 1st Edition Now. Discount up to 90%

Categories: ,

Additional information

Full Title

Allopathy Goes Native Traditional Versus Modern Medicine in Iran 1st Edition

Author(s)

Agnes Loeffler

Edition

1st Edition

ISBN

9781786732552, 9781780760445, 9781850439424, 9781350985278

Publisher

I.B. Tauris & Co Ltd

Format

PDF and EPUB

Description

Allopathy is often described as ‘western’ medicine, the antithesis of homeopathy, yet all medical systems are infused with culture-specific values, ideas and beliefs. Agnes Loeffler’s insightful and original book investigates how allopathic knowledge, theories and practice guidelines come to be understood and applied by practitioners in a non-western context. Based on research amongst doctors in Iran, Loeffler describes how the system of allopathic medicine has adapted to local explanations of health and disease and to the economic, social and religio-political realities framing contemporary Iranian life and culture. This approach simultaneously problematizes the view of allopathic medicine as a ‘western’ entity exerting a hegemonic influence over non-western cultures, and provides a rare glimpse of the complexities of modern Iran society – exploring the interfaces between culture, health and the experience of illness.