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Anthropologie et Sociétés

L'efficacité technique et l'efficacité symbolique : Laperspective des homéopathes

Odile Sévigny

Soins, corps, altéritéVolume 23, Number 2, 1999

URI: id.erudit.org/iderudit/015599arDOI: 10.7202/015599ar

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Département d’anthropologie de l’Université Laval

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Sévigny, O. (1999). L'efficacité technique et l'efficacitésymbolique : La perspective des homéopathes. Anthropologieet Sociétés, 23(2), 41–60. doi:10.7202/015599ar

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ABSTRACTTechnical and Symbolic Effectiveness : TheHomeopathie PerspectiveThis article analyzes the phenomenaof technical effectiveness and the effectiveness of symbols inthe context of homeopathie care. It explores the relationshipbetween these two levels of reality based on the reflections ofhomeopaths (who are neither doctors nor pharmacists) ontheir practice and, in particular, on the therapeuticrelationship they strive to develop with their clients. Theconclusion questions the social significance of homeopathiecare by examining whether this type of care occupies a centralsymbolic space in our advanced society characterized bycontinuai technical development in ail spheres of humanlife.Key words : Sévigny, caring, technical effectiveness,symbolic effectiveness, homeopathy

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