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| Format | Book Whole |
|---|---|
| Author, Monographic | Kriebel, David W. |
| Title, Monographic | Powwowing among the Pennsylvania Dutch : a traditional medical practice in the modern world |
| Place of Publication | University Park, Pa. |
| Publisher | Pennsylvania State University Press |
| Date of Copyright | 2007 |
| Extent of Work | xi, 295 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series Vol. ID | Publications of the Pennsylvania German Society ; v. 41. Pennsylvania German history and culture series ; no. 8 |
| ISBN | 9780271032139 |
| OCLC | 148851134 |
| Contents | On the trail of a lost art -- A powwow primer -- Powwow ritual : structure and performance -- Powwowing, medicine, and the act of healing -- Powwowing in Pennsylvania -- Some contemporary powwowers -- A Pennsylvania dutch model of powwowing -- The persistence of powwowing -- Appendixes : Theoretical background -- Glossary of illnesses -- An excerpt from Albertus Magnus : Egyptian secrets -- Life dates of twentieth-century powwowers in this study -- Characteristics of twentieth-century powwowers in this study -- Data on twentieth-century ritual practice -- Additional powwow cases. |
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-286) and index. |
| Call Number | GR 111 .G47 K75 2007 |
| MKI Terms | German Americans -- Pennsylvania/ Folklore/ Folks-medicine/ Social life and customs |