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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Medical Caregiving and Identity in Pennsylvania's Anthracite Region, 1880-2000	Karol K. Weaver	While much has been written about immigrant traditions, music, food culture, folklore, and other aspects of ethnic identity, little attention has been given to the study of medical culture, until now…	OL16262739W
Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples	Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP)	This five volume report summarizes the work and findings of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples commissioned to investigate the relationship between indigenous and settler populations in Canad…	OL1638964W
Medical marginality in South Asia	David Hardiman,Projit Bihari Mukharji	"This book demarcates and records subaltern therapy as a distinct realm that both interacts with and resists statist medicine. It provides a more integrated approach that places the subaltern subject…	OL16416392W
Traditional medicine	Steven B. Kayne	This is a contributed text on traditional medicines throughout the world. Over one-third of the population in developing countries lack access to essential medicines. The provision of safe and effect…	OL16945405W
The Review of natural products	David S. Tatro,Constance Grauds,Facts,Comparisons,Ara DerMarderosian,Lawrence Liberti,John A Beutler	"The Review of Natural Products is the most comprehensive, scientifically based natural product publication available today, providing reliable answers based on fact, not anecdotal information. The o…	OL18396482W
Herbal cures	D. A. Patil	In Indian context.	OL19855095W
The quest for fruition through ngoma	Marja Spierenburg,Rijk van Dijk,Ria Reis	"Ngoma, a Southern African ritual of healing, dance, rhythm and rhyme, is at the heart of social effort to change the fortunes of individuals and communities so that well-being is restored." "Ngoma i…	OL20601983W
Minibook of Oriental medicine	Hyunbae (H. B.) Kim	159 Eastern and Western diseases and associated TCM patterns and treatments. Comprehensive acupuncture chart including eastern and western indication and author's clinical note for 361 points. Compre…	OL27687469W
Navajo medicine bundles or jish	Charlotte Johnson Frisbie	Frisbie examines how jish are assembled, used, and protected, and how they are circulated among Navajos and others such as esoteric art dealers, gallery owners, an museums ... -- from inside cover.	OL3903819W
Shamans, mystics, and doctors	Sudhir Kakar	Sudhir Kakar, a psychoanalyst and scholar, brilliantly illuminates the ancient healing traditions of India embodied in the rituals of shamans, the teachings of gurus, and the precepts of the school o…	OL53367W
Folk medicine	D. C. Jarvis	Folk medicine including the use of Apple Cider Vinegar	OL5883402W
Âh-âyîtaw isi ê-kî-kiskêyihtahkik maskihkiy =	Alice Ahenakew,John Christoph Cooper	"Born in 1912, Mrs. Alice Ahenakew grew up in a traditional Cree community in north-central Saskatchewan. As a young woman, she married Andrew Ahenakew, a member of the prominent Saskatchewan family,…	OL6009235W
La femme village	Maurice Dorès	Qu'en est-il du désordre mental en Afrique ? A travers l'histoire d'Alima Lô et du village de Diaminar, où tous les habitants sont apparentés, Maurice Dorès tente de cerner le rapport entre un cas ps…	OL6127283W
Indian Healing	Wolfgang G. Jilek	Examines the therapeutic potential of shamanic ceremonialism with particular reference to Indian tribes within BC.	OL8611204W