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"Edged in controversy, Blind Faith exposes the flawed research practices and questionable claims made by certain scientists and practitioners whose aim appears to be bringing religion into medicine regardless of the evidence. By showing how real science works, Sloan exposes the destructive forces at play when two very different domains - religion and medicine - meet. Discussing the role of the media in propagating the myth of religion's curative power,...
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This book by Laura Zucconi is an accessible introductory text to the practice and theory of medicine in the ancient world. In contrast to other works that focus heavily on Greece and Rome, Zucconi's Ancient Medicine covers a broader geographical and chronological range. The world of medicine in antiquity consisted of a lot more than Hippocrates and Galen.Zucconi applies historical and anthropological methods to examine the medical cultures of not...
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"Religion is a significant aspect of human experience that can provide a framework for an individual's response to a health challenge or transition. Individual religious beliefs, or those of a patient's family or community, may influence health care decisions and provide a means for coping. This book provides accessible and comprehensive information about various religions, offering nurses insight into their patients' religious beliefs and practices...
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"The media abound with stories of medical ethics dilemmas - test tube babies, surrogate mothers, problem pregnancies, genetic engineering, organ transplants, AIDS, living wills, deathbed decisions, and physician assisted suicide. This book is truly a reader-friendly text, an introduction to these key medical moral issues, written for ordinary people asking real-life questions. Students of all ages, adult discussion groups, pastoral ministers, health...
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"This cross-disciplinary reader provides a comprehensive perspective on the major ethical issues regarding human cloning. The issues are presented from the scientific, religious (Western and non-Western), philosophical, and legal points of view. With a far-reaching appeal to a broad range of students and instructors, this new and timely anthology is important to any sound assessment of the moral questions surrounding human cloning."--Google Books...
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Possibly the most profound and far-reaching effects of Buddhism on Chinese culture occurred at the level of practice in religious rituals designed to cure people of disease, demonic possession, and bad luck. A basic concern with healing characterizes the entire gamut of religious expression in East Asia. By concentrating on the medieval development of Chinese therapeutic ritual, the author discovers the origins of many surviving rituals across the...
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This book provides a unique, interdisciplinary approach to the central ethical dilemma in contemporary science, furnishing both an up-to-date account of the current state of genetic technologies and insightful discussions of the moral/theological questions these technologies raise.--[book jacket].
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"In Bad Faith, acclaimed physician and author Paul Offit gives readers a never-before-seen look into the minds of those who choose to medically martyr themselves, or their children, in the name of religion. Never afraid of controversy, Offit takes a stark and disturbing look at our surprising capacity to risk the health and safety of children in service of our beliefs. He tells the story of two devoted Christian Scientists who are shocked and heartbroken...
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"The medical tradition that developed in the lands of Islam during the medieval period (c. 650-1500) has, like few others, influenced the fates and fortunes of countless human beings. It is a story of contact and cultural exchange across countries and creeds, affecting many people from kings to the common crowd. This tradition formed the roots from which modern Western medicine arose. Contrary to the stereotypical picture, medieval Islamic medicine...
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Science has long treated religion as a set of personal beliefs that have little to do with a rational understanding of the mind and the universe. This work attempts to bridge this gap by launching an unbiased investigation into the history and practices of science and Buddhist contemplative disciplines.
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The past 25 years have witnessed an escalating discussion on the role of spirituality within health care. This scholarly volume is rooted in the belief that not only is religion integral to nursing care, but the religious beliefs of both nurse and patient can significantly influence care and its outcome. It offers an in-depth analysis of the ways in which religion influences the discipline of nursing, its practitioners, and treatment outcomes.
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