Description: A compelling account of the ways that prayer shows up in public healthcare.
Brief description: Melania Calestani is an anthropologist and a lecturer at Kingston University London and St George's, University of London, in midwifery and clinical research.
Review Quotes: "This is an important, well-conceived book that should be required reading for anyone interested in social scientific approaches to prayer, to the daily work of healthcare organizations, and to the multiple meanings embedded therein. The authors raise as many themes and questions as they address and speak to one another in carefully framed and connected chapters. I learned a great deal from this volume -- it is an excellent example of how to do interdisciplinary research across national contexts in thoughtful analytic ways." Social Forces