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Spiritual Merchants
They can be found along the side streets of many American cities: herb or candle shops catering to practitioners of Voodoo, hoodoo, Santería, and similar beliefs. Here one can purchase ritual items and raw materials for the fabrication of traditional charms, plus a variety of soaps, powders, and aromatic goods known in the trade as "spiritual products." For those seeking health or success, love or protection, these potions offer the power of the saints and the authority of the African gods. In Spiritual Merchants, Carolyn Morrow Long provides an inside look at the followers of African-based belief systems and the retailers and manufacturers who supply them. Traveling from New Orleans to New...
Botánicas
Botánicas is an exploration in text and photographs of spiritual shops found in Latino neighborhoods throughout the United States. Readers discover these marvelous spaces and their alternative spiritualties that help patrons cope with the grind and challenges of city life. Botánicas provide access to an array of invisible powers and sell the ingredients to construct symbolic solutions to their patrons' problems. The stores are bright and baroque, and the powers they invoke come from religious traditions in Africa, Europe, Asia, and the native Americas. In Botánicas, Joseph M. Murphy offers a cultural history of the devotions on display and a reflection on the efficacy of their powers to h...
Textbook of Physical Diagnosis
This is a comprehensive textbook of physical diagnosis, organized by organ system. This is the third edition; previous editions were published in 1989 and 1994. The author's stated purpose is to integrate pathophysiology and the humanistic element withthe technique of the physical examination. Although the author cites ""all students of health care"" as his audience, the depth and breadth of the text, as well as the historical references, indicate that medical students learning physical diagnosis are the primary audience. The section on patient interviewing includes an entire chapter on cultural issues. The 15 chapters on examination techniques all use the same format, proceeding from a revi...
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