Folk Medicine in Southern Appalachia
Autor Anthony Cavenderen Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 noi 2003
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780807854938
ISBN-10: 080785493X
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 133 x 234 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: University of North Carolina Press
ISBN-10: 080785493X
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 133 x 234 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: University of North Carolina Press
Descriere
Melding folklore, medical anthropology, and Appalachian history--and drawing extensively on oral histories and archival sources from the 19th century to the present--Cavender provides a complete tour of ailments and folk treatments in the region, as well as information on medicinal plants, patent medicines, and magico-religious beliefs and practices.
Notă biografică
Anthony Cavender is professor of anthropology at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City. He is editor of A Folk Medical Lexicon of South Central Appalachia.