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Catfish man of the woods / directed by Alan Bennett.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gray, Clarence, 1917-2003.
- Gray, Clarence.
- Herbalists--West Virginia.
- Herbalists.
- Materia medica, Vegetable--Appalachian Region.
- Materia medica, Vegetable.
- Herbs--Therapeutic use.
- Herbs.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Short films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (28 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Catfish
- Place of Publication:
- Whitesburg, KY : Appalshop Inc., 1974.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Clarence "Catfish" Gray is a fifth-generation herb doctor living near Glenwood, West Virginia. In this day-in-the-life visit, Catfish reads letters from around the world seeking health advice, gathers herbs and roots from the woods around his house, receives visitors, and, finally, relaxes by skinny-dipping in a nearby stream. Running throughout the film is Catfish's constant discourse on his healing techniques and his personal philosophy of life. Fascinating as a character study, Catfish: Man of the Woods has also been used extensively in colleges of medicine and nursing and among health care providers to explore alternative methods of healing and cultural assumptions about medicine and health care.
- Participant:
- Clarence "Catfish" Gray.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed September 22, 2025).
- OCLC:
- 1544907553
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