Working The Roots: Over 400 Years of Traditional African American Healing
Description
Drawing on firsthand interviews, conversations, and apprenticeships, this richly researched work traces more than four centuries of African American healing traditions. It explores how knowledge carried from Africa blended with Native American, European, and other practices, evolving into a resilient system of herbal medicine, spiritual care, and community wisdom. Alongside vivid stories of practitioners from the rural South and the West Coast, the book presents traditional remedies for common ailments, preserving an important legacy of survival, cultural memory, and self-determination. Accessible and deeply human, it serves both as a compelling record of folk healing and as a practical household reference.
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paperback
Wadastick
Published Jan 1, 2014
374 pages
ISBN: 9780692857878
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Details
First Published
2013
Language
eng
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