%0 Journal Article
%T Being a homeopath. Learning and practice in a homeopathic community
%A Ana Maria Borlescu
%J Journal of Comparative Research in Anthropology and Sociology
%D 2011
%I University of Bucharest
%X In this In this paper I look at the Romanian homeopathic practice through the conceptual lens of the communities of practice. Through interviews with homeopathic practitioners, I investigate the ways they accumulate and share their specific knowledge. Also, I inquire about some homeopathic practices and concepts, such as the consult and the vital force. Then, I present the way homeopaths combine methods that are specific to their practice with biomedical techniques and procedures in order to obtain a better diagnostic and also how they evaluate the usefulness of homeopathic knowledge in comparison with biomedical knowledge. Although this is a small scale research, it sheds light on the importance of the continuous learning process and knowledge sharing that goes on between homeopathic practitioners.
%K Communities of practice
%K knowledge
%K learning
%K homeopathy
%U http://compaso.eu/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Compaso2011-22-Borlescu.pdf