@alternativehealers.bsky.social
"Healers, healing, and the unofficial medical economy in England and Wales, 1834-1948". ESRC funded 3-year project. Led by Owen Davies and Steven King.
https://alternativehealer.org/blog/
https://alternativehealer.org/blog/
We had an amazing time!!!
March 29, 2025 at 8:02 AM
We had an amazing time!!!
Taking a patient and practitioner perspective, this project will provide, instead, a valuable historical benchmark for how unofficial medical markets develop, decline, and adapt in a changing world.
January 27, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Taking a patient and practitioner perspective, this project will provide, instead, a valuable historical benchmark for how unofficial medical markets develop, decline, and adapt in a changing world.
We should not dismiss such 'popular medicine' as the rump of outmoded medical ideas. Many people in the period saw them as contemporary and complementary to official healthcare, and, besides, this project is not concerned with testing the efficacy of unofficial therapeutics
January 27, 2025 at 9:08 AM
We should not dismiss such 'popular medicine' as the rump of outmoded medical ideas. Many people in the period saw them as contemporary and complementary to official healthcare, and, besides, this project is not concerned with testing the efficacy of unofficial therapeutics