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Scientific, Paranormal, And Spiritual Frames In Alternative Medicine, Charles F. Emmons
Scientific, Paranormal, And Spiritual Frames In Alternative Medicine, Charles F. Emmons
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Although the term “integrative medicine” is being used to refer to the merging of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) with standard biomedicine, there are some spiritual and paranormal frames for alternative medicine that are only partially integrated into standard medicine if at all. This study examines the orientations of some alternative practitioners and clients/users in the U.S. and the UK in terms of their views of science, spirituality and the paranormal.