- Author:
Dorota Jarząbek-Wasyl
- Institution:
Uniwersytet Jagielloński (Jagiellonian University)
- Year of publication:
2015
- Source:
Show
- Pages:
81-95
- DOI Address:
http://dx.doi.org/10.15804/pomi201505
- PDF:
pomi/01/pomi201505.pdf
Health University” in Kosów. About the work of Apolinary Tarnawski.
The article is devoted to dr Apolinary Tarnawski (1851-1943), Polish pioneer of natural medicine, the founder and for fifty years the manager of the sanatorium in Kosów (near Kolomyia). His methods of therapy (with air, sun, water baths, diet and exercise) were derived from tendencies of European spa system of the time. Tarnawski developed what he learnt abroad, equipping Kosów establishment with some original technical devices. He also introduced a specific ethical approach to the medical treatment. Tarnawski influenced the social life of reborn Poland and his sanatorium had a strong impact on Polish intelligentsia. At the same time it was deeply rooted in the local Polish and Ukrainian traditions of living close to nature.
- Author:
Kamila Rezmer-Płotka
- E-mail:
kamila.rezmer@onet.pl
- Institution:
Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu
- ORCID:
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1458-5076
- Year of publication:
2021
- Source:
Show
- Pages:
157-165
- DOI Address:
https://doi.org/10.15804/so2021210
- PDF:
so/20/so2010.pdf
Natural Medicine and Catholic Church – Comments and Biopolitical Remarks
Currently, we observe a significant increase in interest in Eastern practices in the West, including natural medicine. In this context, it is important that in 1979 the World Health Organization (WHO) recognized Ayurveda as the oldest health-care system. Ayurveda has also become an object of interest of the Catholic Church. The article examines the institutions’ attitude toward Ayurveda and determines the nature of doubts and reservations that arise around it. To this end, an analysis of the document of the Pontifical Council of Culture – The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue Jesus Christ the Giver of the Water of Life. Christian reflection on the New Age was carried out. Subsequently, the statements of selected representatives of the Catholic Church were included in the analysis. The following hypothesis has been verified: the Catholic Church’s doubts and objections to Ayurveda are of biopolitical nature. Based on the analysis of the document, it can be concluded that Catholic Church treats and interprets Ayurveda activities as biopolitical practices.