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African American Folk Healing
Presenting a study of African American healing, this work sheds light on a variety of folk practices and traces their development from the time of slavery through the Great Migrations. Through conversations with black Americans, it demonstrates how herbs, charms, and rituals continue folk healing performances.
ISBN-13: 9780814757314 (Hardback)
Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Stephanie Mitchem
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AUD $193.00
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Local release date: 31/07/2007
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Categories: Folklore, myths & legends [JFHF]Complementary therapies, healing & health [VXH]USA [1KBB]

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African American Folk Healing
Presenting a study of African American healing, this work sheds light on a variety of folk practices and traces their development from the time of slavery through the Great Migrations. Through conversations with black Americans, it demonstrates how herbs, charms, and rituals continue folk healing performances.
ISBN-13: 9780814757321 (Paperback)
Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Stephanie Mitchem
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AUD $60.99
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Local release date: 31/07/2007
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Categories: Folklore, myths & legends [JFHF]Complementary therapies, healing & health [VXH]USA [1KBB]

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My Life in San Juan Pueblo:
Stories of Esther Martinez
My Life in San Juan Pueblo is a rich, rewarding, and uplifting collection of personal and cultural stories from a master of her craft. Esther Martinez's tales brim with entertaining characters that embody her Native American Tewa culture and its wisdom about respect, kindness, and positive attitudes. Sure to bring a smile to readers of all ages, ......
ISBN-13: 9780252071584 (Paperback)
Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
Imprint: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
Esther Martinez, Sue-Ellen Jacobs, Josephine Binford
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Local release date: 14/12/2004
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Categories: Biography & True Stories [B]Folklore, myths & legends [JFHF]

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Truth Never Stands in Way of a Good Story
''My sister's boyfriend knows a family who . . .'' ''One of my wife's colleagues has a friend who knows someone who . . .'' ''This is a true story that was forwarded to me by. . .'' ''This is not a joke!'' In this lively and engaging book, the nation's foremost expert on urban legends explores the spontaneous germination of these bizarre yet ......
ISBN-13: 9780252070044 (Paperback)
Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
Imprint: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
Jan Harold Brunvand
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AUD $49.99
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Local release date: 14/06/2001
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Categories: Literature & literary studies [D]Folklore, myths & legends [JFHF]

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Grateful Dead:
The History of a Folk Story
In this classic study, originally published in 1908, Gordon Hall Gerould explores a body of literature devoted to the ghosts of the departed, lost souls who showed gratitude to those who took care of their bodies and assisted in getting rid of demons. Typically, the grateful dead stories concern a young hero who takes on the responsibility of ......
ISBN-13: 9780252068829 (Paperback)
Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
Imprint: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
Gordon Gerould
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Local release date: 14/01/2001
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Categories: Folklore, myths & legends [JFHF]

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The End of the World As We Know It
Faith, Fatalism, and Apocalypse in America
Suitable both for scholars and for general readers, this is an analysis of doomsday cults and apocalyptic anxiety in American culture.
ISBN-13: 9780814793480 (Paperback)
Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Daniel N. Wojcik
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Local release date: 31/05/1999
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Categories: Christian theology [HRCM]Cultural studies [JFC]Folklore, myths & legends [JFHF]Mysticism, magic & ritual [VXW]USA [1KBB]

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The End of the World As We Know It
Faith, Fatalism, and Apocalypse in America
Suitable both for scholars and for general readers, this is an analysis of doomsday cults and apocalyptic anxiety in American culture.
ISBN-13: 9780814792834 (Hardback)
Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Daniel N. Wojcik
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AUD $184.00
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Local release date: 31/08/1997
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Categories: Christian theology [HRCM]Cultural studies [JFC]Folklore, myths & legends [JFHF]Mysticism, magic & ritual [VXW]USA [1KBB]

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In Search of the Swan Maiden
A Narrative on Folklore and Gender
This is a study of the meaning of gender as framed by the swan maiden tale, a story found in the folklore of virtually every culture. The swan maiden is a supernatural woman forced to marry, keep house, and bear children for a mortal man who holds the key to her imprisonment. When she manages to regain this key, she escapes to the otherworld, ......
ISBN-13: 9780814751008 (Paperback)
Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Barbara Fass Leavy
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AUD $64.99
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Local release date: 31/07/1995
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Categories: Folklore, myths & legends [JFHF]Gender studies, gender groups [JFSJ]