Transcending ritual: a post-conventional look [at] an ancient acupuncture protocol

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Transcending ritual: a post-conventional look [at] an ancient acupuncture protocol

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Med Acupunct (2014), Greenwood, Michael.

Abstract

Although the therapeutic encounter is imbued with ritual, conventional medicine tends to minimize ritual's significance, while acupuncture practitioners often try to cultivate it. This article explores the 12 Celestial points as an example of ritual in acupuncture, and suggests ways that modern practitioners might deconstruct and transcend such protocols. Illustrative case histories are provided.

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Med Acupunct

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1/1/2015

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English

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Journal Article

issn

1933-6586

issue

4

page end

207

page start

200

volume

26

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