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Record #:
16442
Author(s):
Evans, David K.; Rice, Don Stephen; Partin, Joanne Kline
Abstract:
West African, West Indian, and North Carolinian cultures define their spirit creatures in strikingly similar ways. This article examines parallels not just in folktales but actual cultural retention and diffusion of concepts of African origin as well.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 17 Issue 2, Nov 1969, p77-84, bibl Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Folk tales--North Carolina; Folk tales--African origin
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Record #:
35458
Author(s):
Clark, Joseph D.
Abstract:
A doctor was taught a new method delivering babies when several women used tobacco smoke to induce the final stage of labor.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 19 Issue 3, May 1971, p105-106 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Medicine, Rural; Folk tales--African origin; Tobacco
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