SOAA 3500 - Appalachian Folk Medicine

Institution:

East Tennessee State University

Subject:

Description:

The study of folk medical beliefs and practices, focusing on Southern Appalachia from the late 1800s to 1940. Topics examined include folk materia medica and therapeutics, magico-religious beliefs and practices, folk healers, folk concepts of illness and human physiology.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.etsu.edu

Phone Number:

(423) 439-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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