Mudpacks and Prozac

Experiencing Ayurvedic, Biomedical, and Religious Healing

Murphy Halliburton

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Left Coast Press Inc
31 August 2009

Complementary therapies, healing & health; Ayurvedic therapies

People seeking psychiatric healing choose from an almost dizzying array of therapies—from the medicated mud packs of Ayurveda, to the pharmacopeia of Western biomedicine, to the spiritual pathways of the world's religions. How do we choose, what do the treatments

offer, and how do they cure? In Mudpacks and Prozac, Murphy Halliburton investigates the very different ways in which Ayurvedic, Western, and religious (Christian, Muslim, and Hindu) healing systems define psychiatric problems and cures. He describes people's embodied experiences of therapies that range from soothing to frightening, and explores how enduring pleasure or pain affects

healing. And through evocative portraits of patients in Kerala, India—a place of incredible cultural diversity that has become a Mecca for alternative medicine—Halliburton shows how sociopolitical changes around the globe may be limiting the ways in which people seek and experience health care, with negative effects on our quality of health and quality of life.

By: Murphy Halliburton
Imprint: Left Coast Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 430g
ISBN: 9781598743982
ISBN 10: 1598743988
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 31 August 2009
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgements 1 Introduction 2 Th ree Th erapies of South India 3 Lives and Problems 4 Experiencing the World from Body to Ātman 5 Cooling Mudpacks: Th e Aesthetic Quality of Therapy 6 Conclusion: Pleasure, Health and Speed Appendix A: Semi-Structured Interview Questions References Index About the Author

Murphy Halliburton is a tenured assistant professor in the Graduate Center and Department of Anthropology, Queens College CUNY. He has published in leading journals including American Anthropologist, Transcultural Psychiatry, Global Public Health, and Medical Anthropology.