| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
viii, 295 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-281) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Religion and health, yesterday and today -- Introduction -- Religion and medicine in history -- From Sputnik to angels: science, subjectivity, and the rise of irrationalism -- Why now? -- pt. 2. Reading the evidence -- Are there really so many studies on religion and health? -- How good is the evidence -- Is there really a health advantage to the religiously active? -- Attendance at services and mortality -- Why long-distance healing doesn't have a prayer -- pt. 3. Religion and the practice of medicine -- Ethical problems -- Is it practical to bring religion into medicine? -- Is there really a demand for bringing religion into medicine? -- Trivializing the transcendent: be careful what you wish for -- pt. 4. Conclusions -- Religion and medicine: hope or hype? |
| Subject |
Medicine -- Religious aspects.
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Religion and Medicine. |
| ISBN |
0312348819 |
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9780312348816 |
| Standard No. |
IG# 0312348819 |
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YDXCP 2420849 |
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NLM 101295238 |
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NZ1 10824519 |
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