Folk Medicine in Southern Appalachia 9780807854938, 9780807828243, 0807828246, 080785493x, 2003010305

Folk Medicine (Encyclopedia of Health) 0791000834, 9780791000830

A look at how folk medicine varies in different cultures and how it affects modern medicine

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Folk-Songs of the Southern United States 9780292772700

“The spirit of balladry is not dead, but slowly dying. The instincts, sentiments, and feelings which it represents are i

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American Folk Medicine: A Symposium [Reprint 2019 ed.] 9780520336773

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s missio

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Case Studies in Biocultural Diversity from Southeast Asia: Traditional Ecological Calendars, Folk Medicine and Folk Names 9811667187, 9789811667183

This open access book demonstrates the linkages between local languages, traditional knowledge, and biodiversity at the

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Contributions to the History of Syriac Folk-Medicine 9781463231262

A collection of Syriac medical remedies, from a manuscript dated 1888; the origin is uncertain; the inscription mentions

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Appalachia on Our Mind: The Southern Mountains and Mountaineers in the American Consciousness, 1870-1920 0807812935, 9780807812938

Appalachia on Our Mind is not a history of Appalachia. It is rather a history of the American idea of Appalachia. The au

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Remedies and Rituals: Folk Medicine in Norway and the New Land 9780873517508

Spells are conjured, herbs collected, and potions concocted in this fascinating history of the practices and beliefs of

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Bisayan Filipino and Malayan Humoral Pathologies: Folk Medicine and Ethnohistory in Southeast Asia

A study of the practices, beliefs, and influences on traditional medicine in Southeast Asia.

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The United States of Appalachia: How Southern Mountaineers Brought Independence, Culture, and Enlightenment to America 1593760310, 9781593760311

The word Appalachia is seldom uttered in the same sentence with the word enlightenment. More likely, images of the film

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Appalachia North : A Memoir 9781946684707, 9781946684714, 2018033186

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