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Folk Medicine in Southern Appalachia (Paperback, New edition)
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Folk Medicine in Southern Appalachia (Paperback, New edition)
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In the first comprehensive exploration of the history and practice
of folk medicine in the Appalachian region, Anthony Cavender melds
folklore, medical anthropology, and Appalachian history and draws
extensively on oral histories and archival sources from the
nineteenth century to the present. He provides a complete tour of
ailments and folk treatments organized by body systems, as well as
information on medicinal plants, patent medicines, and
magico-religious beliefs and practices. He investigates folk
healers and their methods, profiling three living practitioners: an
herbalist, a faith healer, and a Native American healer. The book
also includes an appendix of botanicals and a glossary of folk
medical terms. Demonstrating the ongoing interplay between
mainstream scientific medicine and folk medicine, Cavender
challenges the conventional view of southern Appalachia as an
exceptional region isolated from outside contact. His thorough and
accessible study reveals how Appalachian folk medicine encompasses
such diverse and important influences as European and Native
American culture and America's changing medical and health-care
environment. In doing so, he offers a compelling representation of
the cultural history of the region as seen through its health
practices. |A comprehensive account of the history and practice of
folk medicine in the Appalachian region. Anthony Cavender provides
a tour of ailments and treatments organized by body systems and
covers medicinal plans, patent medicines, and magico-religious
practices. He also profiles three living practitioners: an
herbalist, a faith healer, and a Native American healer. Includes
an appendix of botanicals and a glossary of folk medical terms.
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