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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Halliburton, Murphy, 1964-
Mudpacks and prozac : experiencing Ayurvedic, biomedical, and religious healing /
Murphy Halliburton.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-59874-398-2 (hardcover : alk. paper)—ISBN 978-1-59874-399-
(pbk. : alk. paper)
- Traditional medicine—India—Kerala. 2. Cultural psychiatry—India—Kerala.
- Medicine, Ayurvedic—India—Kerala. 4. Healing—Social aspects—India—Kerala.
- Human mechanics—India—Kerala. 6. Kerala (India)—Social life and customs.
I. Title.
GR305.5.K4H35 2009
954'.83—dc
2009019105
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