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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Arvilla Payne-Jackson; Mervyn C Alleyne |
| ISBN: | 9766401233 9789766401238 |
| OCLC Number: | 56653060 |
| Description: | x, 228 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | The social historical context : slavery and its aftermath -- The ethnic dimension -- African and African-Jamaican religions -- Aetiology and illness -- Folk medical practitioners -- Treatments and health care -- The nature of healing herbs -- Conclusion -- Appendix : Drugstore medicines, Kingston, Jamaica. |
| Responsibility: | Arvilla Payne-Jackson and Mervyn C. Alleyne. |
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