Download or read book Asklepios Medicine and the Politics of Healing in Fifth Century Greece written by Bronwen L. Wickkiser and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Delving deeply into ancient medical history, Bronwen L. Wickkiser explores the early development and later spread of the cult of Asklepios, one of the most popular healing gods in the ancient Mediterranean. Though Asklepios had been known as a healer since the time of Homer, evidence suggests that large numbers of people began to flock to the cult during the fifth century BCE, just as practitioners of Hippocratic medicine were gaining dominance. Drawing on close readings of period medical texts, literary sources, archaeological evidence, and earlier studies, Wickkiser finds two primary causes for the cult’s ascendance: it filled a gap in the market created by the refusal of Hippocratic physicians to treat difficult chronic ailments and it abetted Athenian political needs. Wickkiser supports these challenging theories with side-by-side examinations of the medical practices at Asklepios' sanctuaries and those espoused in Hippocratic medical treatises. She also explores how Athens' aspirations to empire influenced its decision to open the city to the healer-god's cult. In focusing on the fifth century and by considering the medical, political, and religious dimensions of the cult of Asklepios, Wickkiser presents a complex, nuanced picture of Asklepios' rise in popularity, Athenian society, and ancient Mediterranean culture. The intriguing and sometimes surprising information she presents will be valued by historians of medicine and classicists alike.
Download or read book Healing for the 21st Century written by Aaron D. Lewis and published by Whitaker Distribution. This book was released on 2001 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once and for all, dispel the false notion that God causes sickness, disease, and poverty, and then place the blame squarely where it belongs -- on the thief that came to steal, kill, and destroy. Discover how you can be completely free from the obstacles that hold you back from attaining the highest level of physical and financial fitness, allowing you to give full glory to God and maximize your destiny in His kingdom.
Download or read book Healing Arts written by Susan Hogan and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2001 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As well as providing an authoritative history of art therapy, it covers such diverse topics as the philosophy of art therapy, the way attitudes to insanity have changed, the role of art therapy in the context of post-war rehabilitation and the treatment of tuberculosis patients, Surrealism, and Britain's first therapeutic community.
Download or read book Healing at the Borderland of Medicine and Religion written by Michael H. Cohen and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2007-09-06 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the transformations facing health care in the twenty-first century is the safe, effective, and appropriate integration of conventional, or biomedical, care with complementary and alternative medical (CAM) therapies, such as acupuncture, chiropractic, massage therapy, herbal medicine, and spiritual healing. In Healing at the Borderland of Medicine and Religion, Michael H. Cohen discusses the need for establishing rules and standards to facilitate appropriate integration of conventional and CAM therapies. The kind of integrated health care many patients seek dwells in a borderland between the physical and the spiritual, between the quantifiable and the immeasurable, Cohen observes. But the present environment fails to present clear rules for clinicians regarding which therapies to recommend, accept, or discourage, and how to discuss patient requests regarding inclusion of such therapies. Focusing on the social, intellectual, and spiritual dimensions of integrative care and grounding his analysis in the attendant legal, regulatory, and institutional changes, Cohen provides a multidisciplinary examination of the shift to a more fluid, pluralistic health care environment.
Download or read book Domingos lvares African Healing and the Intellectual History of the Atlantic World written by James Hoke Sweet and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1730 and 1750, Domingos Alvares traversed the colonial Atlantic world like few Africans of his time--from Africa to South America to Europe. By tracing the steps of this powerful African healer and vodun priest, James Sweet finds dramatic means fo
Download or read book Surprised by Healing written by Delores Winder and published by Destiny Image Publishers. This book was released on 2009-11-28 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was on August 30, 1975,when Delores Winder attended a Methodist Conference on the Holy Spirit in Dallas, Texas,where Kathryn Kuhlman was speaking, that the above Scripture became a reality in her life. Facing death, terminally ill with pseudo-arthrosis and having been in a body cast for over fourteen years, Delores was only seeking to receive something from God that she could leave with her young son Chris when she died. She received the answer that night in Dallas, as she felt the very presence of the living God surrounding her. Never having seen a miraculous healing take place and believing that supernatural healing ended with the apostles, Delores was not praying for a physical miracle. However,we have a God that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, and she was transformed from hopelessness to wholeness, set free from the disease that had her bound. God is no respecter of persons, and what He did for Delores, He will do for you. Always remember, joy comes in the morning, for regardless of any need you may be facing, God is with you, and there is nothing impossible with Him!
Download or read book Healing in the History of Christianity written by Amanda Porterfield and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2005-08-25 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Healing is one of the most constant themes in the long and sprawling history of Christianity. Jesus himself performed many miracles of healing. In the second century, St. Ignatius was the first to describe the eucharist as the medicine of immortality. Prudentius, a 4th-century poet and Christian apologist, celebrated the healing power of St. Cyprian's tongue. Bokenham, in his 15th-century Legendary, reported the healing power of milk from St. Agatha's breasts. Zulu prophets in 19th-century Natal petitioned Jesus to cure diseases caused by restless spirits. And Mary Baker Eddy invoked the Science of Divine Mind as a weapon against malicious animal magnetism. In this book Amanda Porterfield demonstrates that healing has played a major role in the historical development of Christianity as a world religion. Porterfield traces the origin of Christian healing and maps its transformations in the ancient, medieval, and modern worlds. She shows that Christian healing had its genesis in Judean beliefs that sickness and suffering were linked to sin and evil, and that health and healing stemmed from repentance and divine forgiveness. Examining Jesus' activities as a healer and exorcist, she shows how his followers carried his combat against sin and evil and his compassion for suffering into new and very different cultural environments, from the ancient Mediterranean to modern America and beyond. She explores the interplay between Christian healing and medical practice from ancient times up to the present, looks at recent discoveries about religion's biological effects, and considers what these findings mean in light of ages-old traditions about belief and healing. Changing Christian ideas of healing, Porterfield shows, are a window into broader changes in religious authority, church structure, and ideas about sanctity, history, resurrection, and the kingdom of God. Her study allows us to see more clearly than ever before that healing has always been and remains central to the Christian vision of sin and redemption, suffering and bodily resurrection.
Download or read book Biotherapy written by Csongor Daniel and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-25 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biotherapy, A healing for the 21st Century, is a comprehensive guide to self-development in energy-healing. It not only explains what bioenergy is, but it also provides a well-established lesson in biotherapy for the beginning healer. From learning about the ancient history of energy-healing to the mastery of modern healers, the reader is invited to take a trip toward self-improvement and eventually become a healer himself. Biotherapy is similar to all the other energy-balancing techniques, however, the simplicity and speed of the treatments makes it one of the most powerful healing methods ever developed. The book was written for every open-minded individual, regardless of education or religion, who wants to tap into the paranormal with his feet still touching the ground. The proven, practical exercises teach you in a matter of minutes how to see and feel the energy fields that surround us, while the explanations are still within the boundaries of modern physics and science. If that is not enough, you may continue to develop your own healing abilities through easy-to-follow instructions, and become an influential Biotherapist or even Dowser. Csongor Daniel's main objective is to show you that you don't have to be gifted in order to become a healer. All you need is desire and knowledge. This whole new way of energy-healing, which was developed in eastern Europe, also explains the reasons for the changes in our energy-fields, how these changes affect us, and how to avoid them. If we do get affected, we'll learn how to abolish those changes and continue a healthy lifestyle. The book covers both mind and body techniques for energy enhancement, plus some contemporary treatments that also amplify the bioenergy. After letting your "sixth" sense slowly take over, and occasionally alleviating some of your friends' or relatives' pain, or healing a serious health condition, you'll realize that the best doctor is indeed within yourself.
Download or read book Vibrational Medicine for the 21st Century written by Richard Gerber and published by Piatkus Books. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work is a user-friendly reference guide to energy medicine. It explains what vibrational medicine is, its history in Eastern systems of health, as well as fundametal concepts such as chakras and the meridians.
Download or read book Healing Ways written by Wade Davies and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the advent of so-called "western" or "scientific" medicine in the modern era, and how Navajos adapted, but did not compromise their traditional healings ways.
Download or read book Healing in the Early Church written by Andrew Daunton-Fear and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph presents the most comprehensive investigation yet made into the healing activity of the Early Church. In contrast to early skeptics like B. B. Warfield, the author is convinced there was a vigorous healing ministry in the centuries that followed the apostles, though it fluctuated somewhat and changed its mode. Exorcism is prominently attested throughout the period. The pre-Nicene Fathers recognized its great apologetic value as a dramatic demonstration of the superiority of Jesus Christ over pagan gods. Interest in healing miracles per se appears to have been particularly characteristic of the less educated members of the Church and those who were chaste in their devotion to the cause of Christ. Amongst these groups gifts of healing were found, becoming rare it seems by the mid-third century, but well attested again later in monastic circles. In the pre-Nicene period anointing with oil (in the name of Christ) was clearly an avenue of healing and, though mentioned comparatively rarely, may have been widespread as part of the regular ministry of local clergy to the sick. Baptismal healing, physical as well as spiritual, also took place. In the post-Nicene Church the shrines of the martyrs became a prominent locus of healing. Devotion to this cult may have been encouraged by Church Fathers as an acceptable alternative to magical practices. But evidence suggests syncretism did occur and martyr's relics could be invested with quasi-magical awe. Most Fathers were positive about the medical profession, seeing it as an avenue of God's work, and in the late fourth century one pioneered the hospital which then spread throughout the eastern Mediterranean. In an appendix to his work, the author sets down nine pointers from the healing activity of the Early Church, and his own experience, to assist those engaged in the healing ministry today.
Download or read book Time to Heal written by Kenneth M. Ludmerer and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1999-11-11 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A leading authority in the history of medicine provides an insightful look at medical education in America since 1910, warning of the negative impact of managed care on medical schools and the practice of medicine. 10 line illustrations.
Download or read book Bioenergy Healing written by Csongor Daniel and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-01-12 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Widely recognized as one of the most powerful healing methods that have ever been developed, bioenergy healing is relatively easy to learn. Csongor’s unique writing—as if you were listening to him live at one of his seminars—makes this comprehensive book on energy healing a light, yet very informative read. If you are a fast reader, you may learn to heal in only one day. By the end of the book, you will become a healer for a lifetime. Csongor Daniel was one of the first officially recognized bioenergy healers in the former Yugoslavia, trained by the legendary Zdenko Domancic. While his teacher has healed more than a million people, Csongor has no such ambitions. Instead, he would like to teach more than a million of you how to become healers yourselves. Bioenergy Healing will teach you how to feel and see the energy fields of the body and how to manipulate the energy in order to induce healing. QR codes throughout the book enable readers to see the techniques demonstrated in brief videos. Who needs Bioenergy Healing? Anyone who has ever dabbled in healing, but is still looking for the right method; people who read most books on energy healing, but are still puzzled by complicated approaches and explanations; individuals who want to learn energy healing, but are too busy to take months or years of courses; health professionals who want to add a new effective modality to their practices; parents and children who want to help their friends and family members reduce or eliminate pain and heal without drugs. In other words: everyone wanting to help others to heal.
Download or read book A Century of Medicine and Chemistry written by Benjamin Silliman and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book 100 years of healing written by Evelyn E. Cook and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
