Ethnic Medicine In The Southwest

Synopsis

Four Studies Examine The Use Of Popular And Folk Health Remedies In Different Southwestern Ethnic Communities. Southwestern Healing Traditions In The 1970s: An Introduction / Edward H. Spicer -- Popular Medicine In A Black Neighborhood / Loudell F. Snow -- Health And Illness In A Mexican American Barrio / Margarita Artschwager Kay -- Disease And Curing In A Yaqui Community / Mary Elizabeth Shutler -- Medical Beleifs And Practices Among Lower-income Anglos / Eleanor Bauwens. Eleanor Bauwens [and 3 Others] ; Edited And With An Introduction By Edward H. Spicer. First Published: 1977. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 273-281) And Index.