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Religion and medicine : a history of the encounter between humanity's two greatest institutions / Jeff Levin, Ph.D., M.P.H. ; with a foreword by Stephen G. Post.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Levin, Jeffrey S., author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medicine--Religious aspects.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (304 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2020.
- Summary:
- In Religion and Medicine, Dr. Jeff Levin, distinguished Baylor University epidemiologist, outlines the longstanding history of multifaceted interconnections between the institutions of religion and medicine. He traces the history of the encounter between these two institutions from antiquity through to the present day, highlighting a myriad of contemporary alliances between the faith-based and medical sectors.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on April 24, 2020).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-086738-8
- 0-19-086736-1
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