01442 a2200301 4500 1138997226 20250317100413.0 250312042016GB eng 9781138997226 Taylor & Francis GBP 43.99 BB 01 eng MBX thema NH thema MBX bic HB bic HIS000000 bisac SOC008000 bisac SOC053000 bisac 291.175 bisac John R. Hinnells Religion, Health and Suffering 1 Oxford Routledge 20160620 516 p First Published in 1999. The interaction between religion and medicine is universal throughout recorded history. They meet at the great turning points of life: at birth, at moments of acute suffering and at death. Not only are priest and doctor often needed at the same time and place, the two roles have also been combined in ancient and modem societies. This volume looks at whether healers and religions have worked in harmony or been in conflict, as well as their frequent and substantive interaction. An International Workshop lies behind this volume and one of the distinctive features of this project is that it brought together scholars of religion, historians of medicine, anthropologists and medical practitioners. Roy Porter B01 2593 2593