The Anthropology of Alternative Medicine

"Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above. - CHOICE - E. Wellin, emeritus, University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee

In recognising that the label of alternative medicine has a multiplicity of meanings, Ross maintains that what constitutes alternative medicine is relative in that ‘what is deemed alternative at a particular time and place is often a mainstream practice in another time and place’ (p. 5) … Chapters 2–4 constitute a tour d’force of numerous alternative medical systems around the world … her readable book has the potential to serve as an excellent supplementary textbook in an introductory medical anthropology course or a course on medical pluralism. - The Australian Journal of Anthropology [2013; 24(2): 220-221] - Hans Baer

This author helps us explore the meanings of practices, whether they be traditional or orthodox ... Highly recommended for students of anthropology, sociology ... courses. - http://www.fidelius-reviews.blogspot.co.uk/

The book is a tour de force of ‘facts’ interwoven with narratives on diverse traditions and therapies within the field of alternative medicine ... I would recommend, ‘sit back and go with the flow’ and this slim volume will generate new thoughts and topics for discussion, regardless of your discipline or experience. - http://www.centreformedicalhumanities.org - Dr Fionagh Thomson, Durham University, UK

Mentioned in - Anthropological Notebooks"

Anamaria Iosif Ross is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Utica College, USA.