Author: Roland Gideon CurtinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medical misconceptions
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
The Medical Superstitions of Precious Stones, Including Notes on the Therapeutics of Other Stones
Author: Roland Gideon CurtinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medical misconceptions
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Bulletin of the American Academy of Medicine
Author: American Academy of MedicinePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
Menhirs, Dolmen, and Circles of Stone
Author: Gary R. VarnerPublisher: Algora Publishing
ISBN: 0875863493
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Having written books on the folklore and myth of water, Varner turns here to a second ancient element. Focusing on stone in forms ranging from megaliths to hand fetishes, he delves into folklore, early religions, and the continuation of ancient traditions into contemporary society. He also summarizes the archaeological findings on various megalithi
Bulletin
Author: American Academy of MedicinePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
Among Our Books
Author: Carnegie Library of PittsburghPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 872
Book Description
American Anthropologist
Author: Bulletin of the American Academy of Medicine
Author: Encyclopedia of Folk Medicine
Author: Gabrielle HatfieldPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1576078256
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
A wide-ranging compilation on the materia medica of the ordinary people of Britain and North America, comparing practices in both places. Informative and engaging, yet authoritative and well researched, Encyclopedia of Folk Medicine reveals previously unexamined connections between folk medicine practices on either side of the Atlantic, as well as within different cultures (Celtic, Native American, etc.) in the United Kingdom and America. For students, school and public libraries, folklorists, anthropologists, or anyone interested in the history of medicine, it offers a unique way to explore the fascinating crossroads where social history, folk culture, and medical science meet. From the 17th century to the present, the encyclopedia covers remedies from animal, vegetable, and mineral sources, as well as practices combining natural materia medica with rituals. Its over 200 alphabetically organized, fully cross-referenced entries allow readers to look up information both by ailment and by healing agent. Entries present both British and North American traditions side by side for easy comparison and identify the surprising number of overlaps between folk and scientific medicine.
Classified Catalogue
Author: Carnegie Library of PittsburghPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1308
Book Description
Bibliotheca Osleriana
Author: Sir William OslerPublisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773590501
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 836
Book Description
During his tenure as the Regius Professor of Medicine at Oxford from 1905-1919, Sir William Osler amassed a considerable library on the history of medicine and science. A Canadian native, Osler had studied at McGill University and decided to leave his collection of 7,600 items to its Faculty of Medicine. A catalogue, the Bibliotheca Osleriana, was compiled - a labour of love that took ten years to complete and involved W.W. Francis, R.H. Hill, and Archibald Malloch. Osler himself laid down the broad outlines of the catalogue and wrote many of the annotations.