African American Folk Healing - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:New York University PressISBN-13:9780814757321ISBN-10:814757324UPC:9780814757321Book Category:Social Science, Health & FitnessBook Subcategory:Ethnic Studies, Folklore & Mythology, HealingBook Topic:AmericanSize:9.01 x 6.09 x 0.49 inchesWeight:0.6305Product ID:SCASHZCA14
African American Folk Healing
Cure a nosebleed by holding a silver quarter on the back of the neck. Treat an earache with sweet oil drops. Wear plant roots to keep from catching colds. Within many African American families, these kinds of practices continue today, woven into the fabric of black culture, often communicated through women. Such folk practices shape the concepts about healing that are diffused throughout African...
Language:EnglishPublisher:New York University PressISBN-13:9780814757321ISBN-10:814757324UPC:9780814757321Book Category:Social Science, Health & FitnessBook Subcategory:Ethnic Studies, Folklore & Mythology, HealingBook Topic:AmericanSize:9.01 x 6.09 x 0.49 inchesWeight:0.6305Product ID:SCASHZCA14
Mitchem, Stephanie: - Stephanie Mitchem is associate professor of religious studies and women's studies at the University of South Carolina. She is the author of Introducing Womanist Theology, as well as African American Women Tapping Power and Spiritual Wellness.
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