| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 311 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
African American life series |
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African American life series.
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| Contents |
Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 I Saw a Shadow Leave Me -- 2 You'd Be Surprised What You Can Do with What You Have -- 3 The Bible Says Watch as well as Pray -- 4 You Brought It on Your Own Self -- 5 To Be Healthy You Must Have Good Blood -- 6 So Many Different Types of Things Will Run Your Blood Up -- 7 There's Somethin' About a Girl Gets a Disease Quicker than a Boy -- 8 Some Slip Up, Some Plan, and Some Have 'Em to Have 'Em -- 9 God Doesn't Want Us to Misuse a Child-But He Wants Us to Be Firm -- 10 The Best Thing to Do Is Get Addicted to God -- Epilogue -- Bibliography |
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About the Book and Author -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z |
| Summary |
Representing over 20 years research, this text presents the results of community-based anthropological studies in Arizona and Michigan in addition to work in urban prenatal clinics, contact with traditional healers, and experience as a behavioural scientist in paediatrics clinics |
| Notes |
Originally published: Boulder : Westview Press, 1993 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-296) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Folklore.
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African Americans -- Medicine
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Traditional medicine -- United States
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Psychotherapy -- General.
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African Americans
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African Americans -- Medicine
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Traditional medicine
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Folklore
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
97037859 |
| ISBN |
9780814337615 |
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0814337619 |
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