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 throug...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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New York :
NYU Press,
2007
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Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Summary: | 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 American communities and are expressed in myriad ways, from faith healing to making a mojo. Stephanie Y. Mitchem presents a fascinating study of African American healing. She sheds light on a variety o. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (199 pages) |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-186) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780814759622 0814759629 |
Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |