Is CAM Religious? The Methodological Problems of Categorizing Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the Study of Religion
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has become a central research field in the social sciences as well as religious studies. The scholarly interest often focuses on the relatedness of medicine and religion and many scholars implicitly define and categorize CAM as religious. This paper, howe...
| Published in: | Bulletin for the study of religion |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Equinox
[2017]
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| In: |
Bulletin for the study of religion
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Science of Religion
/ Alternative medicine
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| RelBib Classification: | AA Study of religion AG Religious life; material religion AZ New religious movements |
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| Summary: | Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has become a central research field in the social sciences as well as religious studies. The scholarly interest often focuses on the relatedness of medicine and religion and many scholars implicitly define and categorize CAM as religious. This paper, however, seeks to discuss the methodological problems that come along with the categorization of CAM as religious. |
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| ISSN: | 2041-1871 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Bulletin for the study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/bsor.30967 |