The Religion of Chiropractic : Populist Healing from the American Heartland

Religion of Chiropractic should be required reading for every student and practitioner of chiropractic, and highly recommended for every patient and healthcare provider or institution that interacts, or is considering engagement, with chiropractic. The book is written in an accessible, sometimes colloquial, style suitable for undergraduates and general readers, while also offering specialists precise information. The book is to be commended--and purchased.--Journal of the History of Medicine Folk has given us a rich, carefully drawn out, and historically grounded account of chiropractic's origin myth . . . . Through it all, Folk mounts a convincing case for the ways in which medicine, religion, and politics have been and remain deeply interconnected.--Journal of the American Academy of Religion Her coverage of the chiropractors' metaphysical views makes for fascinating reading.--The Annals of Iowa Very well written and organised.--Medical History This brilliant and easily readable book may well become the standard for the treatment of the origins of chiropractic and its relationship with religion and spirituality for years to come.--Reading Religion Will be of interest to members of the chiropractic profession . . . but also to those interested in the history of medicine and those who examine sociological contexts. . . . Provocative and interesting.--Doody's Notes