African American folk healing / Stephanie Y. Mitchem.
| Author/creator | Mitchem, Stephanie Y., 1950- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : New York University Press, |
| Description | ix, 189 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- Historical paths to healing -- Stories and cures : defining African American folk healing -- Healing, the Black body, and institutional medicine : contexts for crafting wellness -- Healing in place : from past to present -- Today's healing traditions -- Healing and hybridity in the twenty-first century -- Healing the past in the present -- Religion, spirituality, and African American folk healing -- Hoodoo, conjure, and folk healing -- Conclusion. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-186) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2007001899 |
| ISBN | 9780814757314 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0814757316 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780814757321 (pbk : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0814757324 (pbk : alk. paper) |