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The word and wax : a medical folk ritual among Ukrainians in Alberta / Rena Jeanne Hanchuk.
Van Pelt Library GR113.7.U57 H35 2023
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hanchuk, Rena Jeanne, 1960- author.
- Series:
- Canadian series in Ukrainian ethnology ; v. 2.
- Canadian series in Ukrainian ethnology ; volume II
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Beeswax--Therapeutic use.
- Beeswax.
- Traditional medicine--Alberta.
- Traditional medicine.
- Ukrainians--Medicine.
- Ukrainians.
- Ukrainians--Folklore.
- traditional medicine.
- Alberta.
- Genre:
- Folklore
- Physical Description:
- x, 107 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Edmonton ; Toronto : Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies Press ; Kule Folklore Centre, 2023.
- Summary:
- "The Word and Wax explores the fascinating medical folk ritual of wax pouring used by some members of the Alberta Ukrainian community as a means of driving away fear and curing minor ailments. The ceremony is of the magico-religious and oral-incantational genre of folk medicine, incorporating Christian as well as non-Christian imagery. The Word and Wax is essential reading to anyone interested in the rich folkloric tradition brought to Alberta by early Ukrainian immigrants to Canada. The volume includes transliterations of the incantations of nine wax healers who practice or have practiced in Alberta."-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781894865678
- 1894865677
- OCLC:
- 1390879116
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