Woman as Healer
Download or Read eBook Woman as Healer PDF written by Jeanne Achterberg and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 1991-03-13 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Jeanne Achterberg |
| Publisher | : Shambhala Publications |
| Total Pages | : 269 |
| Release | : 1991-03-13 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780877736165 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0877736162 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (65 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Woman as Healer by : Jeanne Achterberg
Book excerpt: This groundbreaking work examines the role of women in the Western healing traditions. Drawing on the disciplines of history, anthropology, botany, archaeology, and the behavioral sciences, Jeanne Achterberg discusses the ancient cultures in which women worked as independent and honored healers; the persecution of women healers in the witch hunts of the Middle Ages; the development of midwifery and nursing as women's professions in the nineteenth century; and the current role of women and the state of the healing arts, as a time of crisis in the health-care professions coincides with the reemergence of feminine values.
