Planet Medicine: Origins, Revised Edition

by Richard Grossinger

Planet Medicine is a major work by an anthropologist who looks at medicine in a broad context. In this edition, additions to this classic text include a section on Reiki, a comparison of types of palpation used in healing, updates on craniosacral therapy, and a means of understanding how different alternative medicines actually work. Illustrated throughout, this is the standard on the history, philosophy, and anthropology of this subject.

Genres: Nonfiction, Psychology, Anthropology

664 pages, Paperback

First published August 31, 1985

Reviews

[Michael Blackmore · Rating 4 out of 5]

It covers a lot of material in its anthropological overview of healing systems from around the world, but it does make for a fascinating read.

Some bits tend to ramble, while others are filled with pithy insights. Well, worth diving into since it does offer quite a bit of food for thought.