Prescribing faith : medicine, media, and religion in American culture / Claire Hoertz Badaracco.
The healing powers of medicine and prayer are often media headlines. Not explored is how media itself has shaped popular ideas about religion and health. Prescribing Faith traces the confluence of medicine, media and religion from mid-nineteenth century American culture to the present day. Badaracco...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | The healing powers of medicine and prayer are often media headlines. Not explored is how media itself has shaped popular ideas about religion and health. Prescribing Faith traces the confluence of medicine, media and religion from mid-nineteenth century American culture to the present day. Badaracco examines how media portrays the relationship between religious faith and medicine, showing that the relationship is one fraught with conflict of interest, controversy, and paradox. Prescribing Faith offers valuable insight into deconstructing religion and medicine as shaped by today's media. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 264 pages) : illustrations, portrait |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-247) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781602580756 1602580758 1281162116 9781281162113 1932792899 9781932792898 9786611162115 6611162119 |
| Access: | Access to electronic resources restricted to Simmons University students, faculty and staff. |