{"product_id":"jamaican-folk-medicine-arvilla-payne-jackson-9789766401238","title":"Jamaican Folk Medicine: A Source of Healing","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis pioneering work is multi-disciplinary in approach as it examines the rich folk medicine of Jamaica. Payne-Jackson and Alleyne analyse the historical and linguistic aspects of folk medicine, based on their research, which included extensive fieldwork and interviews. They explore the sociological and ethnological dimensions of common healing and health-preserving practices which rely on Jamaica's rich biodiversity in medicinal and nutritional flora.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs is the case with other aspects of Jamaican traditional culture, Jamaican folk medicine is largely misunderstood and subject to negative pejorative attitudes. This comprehensively study challenges some of the myths and misinformation. Particular attention is paid to cultural transference from Africa and the use of herbs in African-Jamaican religions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe work has an appendix and a glossary as well as a detailed bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arvilla Payne-Jackson, Mervyn C. Alleyne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9766401233\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789766401238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of the West Indies Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.08w x 0.56d","brand":"Arvilla Payne-Jackson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43983541371135,"sku":"9789766401238","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_91de04fd-7e91-430a-ac98-06d474d51bc7.jpg?v=1683267264","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jamaican-folk-medicine-arvilla-payne-jackson-9789766401238","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}