To Windward of the Land: The Occult World of Alexander Charles
by Jane C. Beck
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Middlebury, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Bloomington IN: Indiana University Press, 1979. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in a bright dust jacket with light edgewear. 309 pages, b&w illustrations. A remarkable work of ethnobotany and folkloric medicine by a Vermont based folklorist working in the West Indies. From the flap: "Charles divulged to Beck more than isolated cures or preventatives: he imparted a well developed psycho-medical system that was an integral part of his culture." Clean copy. Record # 379524
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- Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 379524
- Title
- To Windward of the Land: The Occult World of Alexander Charles
- Author
- Jane C. Beck
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Place of Publication
- Bloomington IN
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- Social Sciences, Anthropology, , .
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