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Spirits With Scalpels : The Culturalbiology Of Religious Healing In Brazil

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Sidney M. Greenfield
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Book, Left Coast Press, 2008
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?The first time I witnessed a Spiritist surgery, a young man named Jose Carlos Ribeiro inserted a used scalpel taken from a tray that I was holding, and plunged it into the eye of an elderly man. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Ethnobiology · Brazil · Healing · Traditional medicine · Spirit possession · Religious life and customs · Social life and customs · Greenfield, Sidney M
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(LOWER LEVEL) GN564.B6 G74 2008 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	GN564.B6 G74 2008	AVAILABLE

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On Knowing And Not Knowing In The Anthropology Of Medicine

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edited by Roland Littlewood
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Book, Left Coast Press, 2007
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- Table of contents only
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Social scientific studies of medicine typically assume that systems of medical knowledge are uniform and consistent. But while anthropologists have long rejected the notion that cultures are discrete, bounded, and rule-drive entities, medical anthropology has been slower to develop alternative approaches to understanding cultures of health. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Medical anthropology · Traditional medicine · Cross-cultural studies · Anthropology · Cross-Cultural Comparison · Medicine, Traditional · Littlewood, Roland
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(LOWER LEVEL) GN296 .O5 2007 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	GN296 .O5 2007	AVAILABLE

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Big Medicine From Six Nations

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Ted Williams ; edited and with an afterword by Debra Roberts ; foreword by Christopher Vecsey
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Book, 1st ed, Syracuse University Press, 2007
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- Table of contents only
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Celebrated author Ted Williams’ account of his lifelong engagement with traditional wisdom, spiritual knowledge, and his search for higher consciousness among the Six Nations of Iroquois. Big Medicine from Six Nations is a series of reminiscences and essays by the late Ted Williams on the themes of “medicine” (physical/spiritual/psychic healing). (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Six Nations · History · Tuscarora Indians · Medicine · Religion · Rites and ceremonies · Traditional medicine · East (U.S.) · Shamanism · Healing · Indians, North American · history · History, 20th Century · Medicine, Traditional · Williams, Ted C., 1930-
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(LOWER LEVEL) E99.T9 W55 2007 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	E99.T9 W55 2007	AVAILABLE

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Those Who Touch : Tuareg Medicine Women In Anthropological Perspective

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Susan J. Rasmussen
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Book, Northern Illinois University Press, 2006
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- Table of contents
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By earning the trust of nearly twenty medicine women over the course of her fieldwork, Rasmussen is able to provide an in-depth profile of these healers and their beliefs. Rasmussen draws the reader into this fascinating world of medicine women through interviews, guided conversations, life histories, illustrative case studies, and, most importantly, the words of the healers and their patients. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Women, Tuareg · Medicine · Ethnobotany · Rites and ceremonies · Muslim women · Niger · Women shamans · Women healers · Herbs · Therapeutic use · Traditional medicine · Femmes touaregs · Médecine · Ethnobotanique · Rites et cérémonies · Musulmanes · Femmes chamans · Guérisseuses · Herbes · Emploi en thérapeutique · Médecine traditionnelle · Anthropologie médicale · Medicine, Herbal · Islam · Medicine, African Traditional · Women · Rasmussen, Susan J., 1949-
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(LOWER LEVEL) DT547.45.T83 R384 2006 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	DT547.45.T83 R384 2006	AVAILABLE

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Edible Medicines : An Ethnopharmacology Of Food

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Nina L. Etkin
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Book, University of Arizona Press, 2006
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- Table of contents
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Incorporating co-evolution with a biocultural perspective, she addresses some of the physiological effects of foods across cultures and through history while taking into account both the complex dynamics of food choice and the blurred distinctions between food and medicine. Drawing on an extensive literature that transects food and culture, the history of medicine, ethnopharmacology, food history, nutrition, and human evolution, Edible Medicines demonstrates the intricate relationship between culture and nature. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Food habits · Food preferences · Ethnopharmacology · Traditional medicine · Alternative medicine · Nutrition · Food Habits · ethnology · Complementary Therapies · Food Preferences · Medicine, Traditional · Plants, Medicinal · Etkin, Nina L. 1948-
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(LOWER LEVEL) GT2850 .E874 2006 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	GT2850 .E874 2006	AVAILABLE

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Ecoshamanism : Sacred Practices Of Unity, Power & Earth Healing

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James Endredy
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Book, 1st ed, Llewellyn, 2005
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- TABLE OF CONTENTS
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In a society riddled with rampant consumerism and unsustainable technology, it’s easy for everyone, including shamans, to lose touch with the natural world. Designed to deliver well-being and spiritual harmony, ecoshamanism is the culmination of the visionary practices, rituals, and ceremonies that honor and support nature. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Shamanism · Ecology · Religious aspects · Traditional medicine · Endredy, James
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(LOWER LEVEL) GN475.8 .E63 2005 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	GN475.8 .E63 2005	AVAILABLE

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Shaman Of The Andes

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producer, writer, director, Steve Ford ; translator, Adela Rodgers
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Video, Big Mountain Films, 2003
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Churo, Taita · Shamans · Ecuador · Traditional medicine · Quechua Indians · Indians of South America · Biography · LAMSON LIBRARY DVD · Ford, Steve · Coyote, Peter · Rodgers, Adela · Big Mountain Films
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MEDIA: VIDEO (MAIN) BL2370.S5 S46 2003 AVAILABLE

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MEDIA: VIDEO (MAIN)	BL2370.S5 S46 2003	AVAILABLE

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Online Archive Of American Folk Medicine

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Medicinal Plants In Folk Tradition : An Ethnobotany Of Britain & Ireland

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David E. Allen & Gabrielle Hatfield
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Book, Timber Press, 2004
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- TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Assembled by two of the most distinguished botanical and ethnological scholars in Britain, this book chronicles the medicinal uses of more than 400 species used by the plain folk of Britain and Ireland. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Ethnobotany · Great Britain · Ireland · Medicinal plants · Traditional medicine · Allen, David Elliston · Hatfield, Gabrielle
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(LOWER LEVEL) GN585.G7 A45 2004 DUE 03-29-10

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(LOWER LEVEL)	GN585.G7 A45 2004	DUE 03-29-10

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Appalachian Folkways

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John B. Rehder
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Book, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004
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From architecture and traditional livelihoods to beliefs and art, Rehder, who has spent thirty years studying the region, offers a nuanced depiction of southern Appalachia’s social and cultural identity. From physical geography, the book moves to settlement patterns, describing the Indian tribes that flourished before European settlement and the successive waves of migration that brought Melungeon, Scotch-Irish, English, and German settlers to the region, along with the cultural contributions each made to what became a distinct Appalachian culture. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Folklore · Appalachian Region, Southern · Human geography · Food habits · Vernacular architecture · Traditional medicine · Social life and customs · Rehder, John B
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(LOWER LEVEL) GR108 .R48 2004 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	GR108 .R48 2004	AVAILABLE

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Encyclopedia Of Folk Medicine : Old World And New World Traditions

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Gabrielle Hatfield
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Book, ABC-CLIO, 2004
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- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- PUBLISHER DESCRIPTION
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Alternative medicine · Encyclopedias · Traditional medicine · Hatfield, Gabrielle
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REFERENCE (MAIN) R733 .H376 2004 AVAILABLE

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REFERENCE (MAIN)	R733 .H376 2004	AVAILABLE

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Healing Powers And Modernity : Traditional Medicine, Shamanism, And Science In Asian Societies

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edited by Linda H. Connor and Geoffrey Samuel
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Book, Bergin & Garvey, 2000
Description
What is the current state of traditional healing practices in contemporary Asian societies? How are traditional healing practices being transformed by the politics of health within the modern nation-state and by the processes of commodification typical of modern economies? (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Healing · Asia · Social medicine · Traditional medicine · Shamanism · Connor, Linda, 1950- · Samuel, Geoffrey
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(UPPER LEVEL) RA418.3.A78 H43 2000 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	RA418.3.A78 H43 2000	AVAILABLE

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The Quest For Fruition Through Ngoma : The Political Aspects Of Healing In South Africa

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edited by Rijk van Dijk, Ria Reis, and Marja Spierenburg
Publication Details
Book, Ohio University Press, 2000
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Traditional medicine · Africa, Southern · Rites and ceremonies · Social conditions · Politics and government · Dijk, Rijk van, 1959- · Reis, Ria · Spierenburg, Marja
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(LOWER LEVEL) GR358 .Q47 2000 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	GR358 .Q47 2000	AVAILABLE

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History Of Biomedicine

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Secrets Of The Sacred White Buffalo : Native American Healing Remedies, Rites & Rituals

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Gary Null
Publication Details
Book, Prentice Hall, 1998
Description
A fascinating, illustrated guide unlocks hundreds of practical, all-natural healing remedies that have been used by Native American tribes for millennia. From the infection-fighting tea of the Apaches to the antiseptic dusting powder of the Zuni Indians, Null shares the resourcefulness of Native American healers to give us an understanding and appreciation of these ancient healing techniques that have much to offer us all. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Indians of North America · Medicine · Traditional medicine · North America · Formulae, receipts, prescriptions · Null, Gary
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(LOWER LEVEL) E98.M4 N85 1998 LOST&PD6-11/07

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(LOWER LEVEL)	E98.M4 N85 1998	LOST&PD6-11/07

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