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FormatBook Whole
Author, MonographicReimensnyder, Barbara L.
Title, MonographicPowwowing in Union County: A study of Pennsylvania German folk medicine in context
Place of PublicationNew York
PublisherAMS Press
Date of Publication1982
Extent of Workxiii, 232
Series TitleImmigrant communities & ethnic minorities in the United States & Canada
Series Vol. ID31
ISBN0-404-19441-9
AbstractThe purpose of this dissertation is to describe powwowing, a folk medical tradition, as it appears to the people who practice it and use it in central Pennsylvania. This tradition is not seen as an isolated practice, but as part of religion, community life, and medicine. While this study will focus on powwowing, it will appear as part of a way of life, of folklore
NotesPh.D. dissertation. Book, in MadCat.
Call NumberMKI GR111 G47 R45 1989; shelved with MKI dissertations
MKI TermsGerman Americans -- Pennsylvania/ Folklore/ Folks-medicine/ Social life and customs