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Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Vance Randolph |
ISBN: | 1306339588 9781306339582 9780486122960 0486122964 |
OCLC Number: | 868269974 |
Description: | 1 online resource |
Contents: | Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Preface; Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Weather Signs; 3. Crops and Livestock; 4. Household Superstitions; 5. Water Witches; 6. Mountain Medicine; 7. The Power Doctors; 8. Courtship and Marriage; 9. Pregnancy and Childbirth; 10. Ghost Stories; 11. Animals and Plants; 12. Ozark Witchcraft; 13. Death and Burial; 14. Miscellaneous Items; Bibliography; Index. |
Abstract:
This basic study by a renowned folklorist includes eye-opening information on yarb doctors, charms, spells, witches, ghosts, weather magic, crops and livestock, courtship and marriage, pregnancy and childbirth, animals and plants, death and burial, household superstitions, and much more.
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