A different medicine : postcolonial healing in the Native American Church /

In 'A Different Medicine', Joseph Calabrese presents a case study that challenges many deeply ingrained cultural assumptions and attempts to mediate a centuries-old clash of cultural paradigms. The book explores a controversial Native American ritual and healthcare practice: ceremonial con...

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Main Author:	Calabrese, Joseph D.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, ©2013.
Series:	Oxford ritual studies.
Subjects:	Native American Church of North America. Native American Church of North America Peyotism. Indians of North America > Religion. Indians of North America > Medicine. Navajo Indians > Religion. Navajo Indians > Medical care. Navajo Indians > Rites and ceremonies. Culture. Indians. Alternative medicine. Therapeutics, Physiological. Alkaloids. Phenethylamines. Ethylamines. Heterocyclic compounds. Human behavior. Therapeutics. Ethnology. Race. Anthropology. Amines. Social sciences. Organic compounds. Indians of North America. Mescaline. Spiritual healing. Social Behavior Culture American Indian or Alaska Native Complementary Therapies Alkaloids Phenethylamines Ethylamines Heterocyclic Compounds Behavior Therapeutics Anthropology, Cultural Racial Groups Chemicals and Drugs. Anthropology Amines Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment. Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms. Population Groups Psychiatry and Psychology. Social Sciences Organic Chemicals Persons. Named Groups. Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena. Indians, North American Medicine, Traditional Mescaline Ceremonial Behavior Spiritual Therapies Ethnology Faith Healing Peyotl > Culte. Navajo > Religion. Navajo > Soins médicaux. Navajo > Rites et cérémonies. Peuples autochtones. Médecines parallèles. Alcaloïdes. Phénéthylamines. Éthylamines. Composés hétérocycliques. Comportement humain. Thérapeutique. Ethnologie. Anthropologie. Sciences sociales. Composés organiques. Peuples autochtones > Amérique du Nord. Guérison par la foi. culture note. human behavior. social anthropology. ethnology. anthropology. social sciences. organic compounds. treating (health care function) race (group of people) culture (concept) BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Spirituality > Paganism & Neo-Paganism. RELIGION > Comparative Religion. Therapeutics, Physiological Spiritual healing Social sciences Race Organic compounds Indians of North America Indians Human behavior Heterocyclic compounds Alternative medicine Indians of North America > Medicine Indians of North America > Religion Navajo Indians > Medical care Navajo Indians > Religion Navajo Indians > Rites and ceremonies Peyotism Gender & Ethnic Studies. Social Sciences. Ethnic & Race Studies. Electronic books.
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Summary:	In 'A Different Medicine', Joseph Calabrese presents a case study that challenges many deeply ingrained cultural assumptions and attempts to mediate a centuries-old clash of cultural paradigms. The book explores a controversial Native American ritual and healthcare practice: ceremonial consumption of the psychedelic Peyote cactus in the context of a postcolonial healing movement called the Native American Church. Calabrese argues against the War on Drugs and the Supreme Court decision that jeopardized the right of Native Americans to use this medicine. He urges us to recognize the multiplicity of the normal and the therapeutic.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xv, 234 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-219) and index.
ISBN:	0199345678 9780199345670 9780199927838 0199927839