Originally
inspired by the Pluralism
Project developed by Diana
L. Eck at Harvard University
to study and document the
growing religious diversity
of the United States, the
Boston Healing Landscape
Project, located in the
Department of Pediatrics
at Boston University School
of Medicine, represents
a complementary sister initiative
to examine how, over the
past thirty years, the medical
landscape of the U.S. has
changed in corresponding
ways. This richly textured
world of healing represents
the new face of culturally
and religiously grounded
complementary and alternative
medicine in America. It
confronts the medical community
with the challenge of shaping
a positive response to the
multiple approaches to healing
being pursued by patients
and their families.
We at the Boston Healing Landscape Project are pleased to announce our new Islam and Health section, developed by Dr. Lance Laird. This section was developed for healthcare providers, to address the specific needs and backgrounds of different Muslim communities. It includes a general background and guide, bibliography, references, and links to more in-depth and helpful information.
Traditional healers in
Boston have been finding
acceptance where they
least expected it: among
doctors and scholars at
one of the city's finest
teaching hospitals.
The article outlines
the success of the BHLP-affiliated
"Cultural Uses of
Herbs in Latino and Hatian
Communities" CME
class. Additional information
on the course is available
here.
