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The art of healing : Australian Indigenous bush medicine / edited by Jacqueline Healy.

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ISBN 9780734054180
Title The art of healing : Australian Indigenous bush medicine / edited by Jacqueline Healy.
Publisher and/or associated date/s [Parkville, Victoria] : Medical History Museum, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, 2018.
©2018.
Description ix, 169 pages : colour illustrations, portraits ; 21 x 21 cm.
Note Includes short biographies of exhibition contributors and a list of works in the exhibition.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Summary The health gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians is among our nation's most dire social problems. To reduce the unacceptably high rates of illness and premature death suffered by many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, we must combine the trusted ways of holistic healing that have been practised on this continent for millennia with the most recent Australian and international research, education and clinical practice. The exhibition 'The art of healing: Australian Indigenous bush medicine' explores the enduring presence and evolution of Indigenous medicine, and presents, through contemporary art, examples of specific treatments and broader approaches to healthy living from across Australia. It affirms that traditional healing is thriving - an intrinsic part of the lives of many Indigenous communities. -- Book jacket.
Exhibitions note The exhibition 'The art of healing: Australian Indigenous bush medicine' was held at the Medical History Museum, University of Melbourne, from 23 April 2018 to 29 September 2018
Subjects Aboriginal Australians -- Medicine
Art, Aboriginal Australian -- Exhibitions
Medicinal plants -- Australia
Traditional medicine -- Australia
Medicine, Traditional -- Australia
Other Authors &/or Associated Persons Healy, Jacqueline (editor,) (curator)
Other Corporate Bodies University of Melbourne. Medical History Museum
Call number 2022.022
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