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Nature's path : a history of naturopathic healing in America

Title
Nature's path : a history of naturopathic healing in America / Susan E. Cayleff.
Author
Cayleff, Susan E., 1954-
Publication
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016.

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Description
x, 397 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
"In Nature's Path- the first comprehensive book to examine the complex history and culture of American naturopathy- Susan E. Cayleff tells the fascinating story of the movement's nineteenth-century roots."--Jacket.
Subject
  • Naturopathy > United States > History > 20th century
  • Holistic medicine > United States > History > 20th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Following nature's path and botanic healing -- Spokes of a wheel : the healing systems of naturopathy -- "Nature takes the right road" : naturopathic philosophy -- Louisa Stroebele Lust, Benedict Lust, and their Yungborn sanatorium -- Women, naturopathy, and power -- Culture wars : ideology, social trends and competition for clients -- Medical monsters : vivisection and vaccination -- Legal battles : democracy or autocracy? -- Professionalizing and defining the nature cure -- Deepening divides, 1945-1969 -- The 1970s and beyond : cultural critique and holistic health.
Call Number
JFE 18-5031
ISBN
  • 9781421419039
  • 1421419033
LCCN
2015018664
OCLC
908993132
Author
Cayleff, Susan E., 1954- author.
Title
Nature's path : a history of naturopathic healing in America / Susan E. Cayleff.
Publisher
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other Form:
Online version: (OCoLC)944187444
Research Call Number
JFE 18-5031
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