["A completely new global situation?" Homoeopathic publishing and modern world in the 1950s and 1960s].
This explorative paper analyses the Allgemeine Homiopathische Zeitung (AHZ) in the 1950ies and 1960ies, paying particular attention to how the homoeopathic physicians who published there commented on modernity in medicine and society. Toxicology, endocrinology, cybernetics and neural therapy were discussed by them as possible links with biomedicine. Modern civilization was mainly portrayed as pathogenic, but sometimes that very fact was seen as a chance for homoeopathy. Also, many authors of the AHZ had a positive view on some aspects of modern medicine and technology. The paper ends by discussing possibilities for further research in contemporary history based on journal publications by homoeopathic doctors.
Eschenbruch
Nicholas
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Institut für Ethik und Geschichte der Medizin, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg. eschenbruch@egm.uni-freiburg.de
D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000266:history*; D005860:Germany, West; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006705:Homeopathy / Q000266:history*; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000266:history*; D011643:Publishing / Q000266:history*; D012922:Social Change / Q000266:history*