Eskimo Medicine Man

Eskimo Medicine Man
Author: Otto George
Publisher: Oregon Historical Society Press
Total Pages: 340
Release: 1978
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

"Eskimo Medicine Man" is a record of primitive Alaskan life in the 1930's. It records the experiences in Alaska's remote areas of Dr. Otto George, the last "traveling physician" for the Department of Interior's Indian Service, when in all the territory (an area one-fifth that of the contiguous United States) there were fewer than sixty thousand persons. This book deals with the Eskimos of the Bering Sea, along the coast of the Artic Ocean, the areas of the Kuskokwim rivershed, and of the lower Yukon. The notes from Dr. George's eight diaries furnish the materials for this volume, documenting the time, the peoples and their ancient way of life. The photographs used to illustrate the book are those taken by Dr. George and developed by him, often with water from the silt-laden Kuskokwim River or melted snow. Some of the incidents Dr. George relates concern the difficulties of traveling to, from, or over Alaska; of finding groceries, even at great cost; and of dealing with the natives' superstitious acceptance of tuberculosis. Dr. George details his fight against that disease and includes his impressions and thoughts during a stay along the Bering Sea with villagers who were free of tuberculosis because they still practiced the ancient ways of building new winter homes each fall, letting spring floods wipe out dirt and germs. (AN)

LIFE

LIFE
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 90
Release: 1946-01-14
Genre:
ISBN:

LIFE Magazine is the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century. It now lives on at LIFE.com, the largest, most amazing collection of professional photography on the internet. Users can browse, search and view photos of today’s people and events. They have free access to share, print and post images for personal use.

Dream Medicine

Dream Medicine
Author: Kimberly R. Mascaro
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 197
Release: 2021-10-21
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1476687439

This book surveys both the scientific and the spiritual terrain of altered states of consciousness, highlighting how extrasensory encounters can be soul-healing balm. It explores a wide range of cultural interpretations of out-of-body experiences, from shamanistic practices to the importance of dreams in ancient world cultures. A dozen or more interviews with health-related professionals present unique, holistic glimpses of our inner lives. Dreaming takes center stage, with the author presenting her most profound and insidious dreams. Part reference work and part guidebook, this book tells readers how to make the most of their dream experiences through a variety of techniques like incubation, talisman creation, tarot and more.

Food Enzymes for Health & Longevity 3rd Edition

Food Enzymes for Health & Longevity 3rd Edition
Author: Dr. Edward Howell
Publisher: Lotus Press
Total Pages: 189
Release:
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1608691780

This new, enlarged edition of the classic book contains over 400 references to scientific literature that contributed to the formulation of Dr. Howell's revolutionary Food Enzyme Concept. Minor corrections and modifications have been made for greater clarity, and a new glossary of scientific terms has been incorporated to facilitate understanding of the contents. Included in the book is an interview by Viktoras Kulvinskas with Dr. Edward Howell. An extensive new foreword by Viktoras Kulvinskas has been added to this revised and enlarged 3rd edition, as well as a new research appendix at the end. The Foreword adds a very substantial body of recent and updated research to support the food enzyme concept of Dr. Howell and underline the importance of food enzymes.

A Bibliography of Canadian Folklore in English

A Bibliography of Canadian Folklore in English
Author: Edith Fowke
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 234
Release: 1982-12-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1487597177

This book is the only comprehensive bibliography of Canadian folklore in English. The 3877 different items are arranged by genres: folktales; folk music and dance; folk speech and naming; superstitions, popular beliefs, folk medicine, and the supernatural; folk life and customs; folk art and material culture; and within genres by ethnic groups: Anglophone and Celtic, Francophone, Indian and Inuit, and other cultural groups. The items include reference books, periodicals, articles, records, films, biographies of scholars and informants, and graduate theses. Each items is annotated through a coding that indicates whether it is academic or popular, its importance to the scholar, and whether it is suitable for young people. The introduction includes a brief survey of Canadian folklore studies, putting this work into academic and social perspective. The book covers all the important items and most minor items dealing with Canadian folklore published in English up to the end of 1979. It is concerned with legitimate Canadian folklore – whether transplanted from other countries and preserved here, or created here to reflect the culture of this country. It distinguishes between authentic folklore presented as collected and popular treatments in which the material has been rewritten by the authors. Intended primarily for scholars of folklore, international as well as Canadian, the book will also be of use to scholars in anthropology, cultural geography, oral history, and other branches of Canadian culture studies, as well as to librarians, teachers, and the general public.