In the first comprehensive exploration of the history and practice of folk medicine in the Appalachian region, Anthony C
145 55 6MB
English Year 2003
Report DMCA / Copyright
DOWNLOAD FILE
A look at how folk medicine varies in different cultures and how it affects modern medicine
639 176 12MB Read more
“The spirit of balladry is not dead, but slowly dying. The instincts, sentiments, and feelings which it represents are i
175 21 25MB Read more
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s missio
166 51 23MB Read more
A collection of Syriac medical remedies, from a manuscript dated 1888; the origin is uncertain; the inscription mentions
159 98 2MB Read more
Appalachia on Our Mind is not a history of Appalachia. It is rather a history of the American idea of Appalachia. The au
326 58 21MB Read more
Spells are conjured, herbs collected, and potions concocted in this fascinating history of the practices and beliefs of
154 56 1MB Read more
A study of the practices, beliefs, and influences on traditional medicine in Southeast Asia.
880 329 4MB Read more
The word Appalachia is seldom uttered in the same sentence with the word enlightenment. More likely, images of the film
499 39 1MB Read more
341 72 2MB Read more
An unsung gem of nineteenth-century Russian literature, City Folk and Country Folk is a satire of Russia’s aristocratic
158 19 704KB Read more