Backwoods cures: An exploration of Southern Appalachian folk medicine

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dc.contributor.advisorDenning, Robert
dc.contributor.advisorChung, Yun
dc.contributor.authorPerry, Katherine E.
dc.contributor.authorBerrios, Katherine E.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberChan, Christopher
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-16T14:35:00Z
dc.date.available2020-04-16T14:35:00Z
dc.date.issued2018-07
dc.description.abstractThe people of the Southern Appalachians have a unique culture all their own. An important component of this culture can be observed in the manner in which these individuals chose to combat that enemy of all mankind: disease. A beautiful amalgamation of cultures including Cherokee, Scotch-Irish, and other European ancestries is present in this region and exhibited through the rural remedies utilizing a rich local pharmacopeia and magico-religious folklore related to healing. However, the people of the Southern Appalachians, while geographically isolated, did not exist in a vacuum. Exciting discoveries of local primary sources demonstrate the employment of contemporary medicine in tandem with what was available locally. This project also examines the utility of virtual museums. Together with the research on the subject of Southern Appalachian Folk Medicine, the research on virtual museums culminates in the creation of a digital exhibition using the Omeka exhibit building platform. This exhibition can be visited at the following link: http://backwoodscures.omeka.net (Author abstract)en_US
dc.description.bibliographicCitationPerry, K.E. (2018). Backwoods cures: An exploration of Southern Appalachian folk medicine. Retrieved from http://academicarchive.snhu.eduen_US
dc.description.degreeMaster Artsen_US
dc.description.programHistoryen_US
dc.description.schoolCollege of Online and Continuing Educationen_US
dc.digSpecsPDF/A-1ben_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10474/3581
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherSouthern New Hampshire Universityen_US
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dc.rightsAuthor retains all ownership rights. Further reproduction in violation of copyright is prohibiteden_US
dc.rightsHolderPerry, Katherine E.
dc.subject.lcshSouthern New Hampshire University -- Theses (History)en_US
dc.subject.otherhistoryen_US
dc.subject.otherAmerican historyen_US
dc.subject.otherworld historyen_US
dc.subject.otherAppalachian Mountainsen_US
dc.subject.otherAppalachiaen_US
dc.subject.otherfolk medicineen_US
dc.subject.otherremediesen_US
dc.subject.othermountainsen_US
dc.subject.otherruralen_US
dc.titleBackwoods cures: An exploration of Southern Appalachian folk medicineen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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