{"product_id":"african-american-folk-healing","title":"African American Folk Healing","description":"\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"135sat4\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"40\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eAfrican American Folk Healing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"42\" data-end=\"340\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"42\" data-end=\"73\"\u003eAfrican American Folk Healing\u003c\/em\u003e by \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eStephanie Y. Mitchem\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e explores the healing traditions, spiritual practices, and ancestral wellness systems developed within African American communities. The book bridges spirituality, herbalism, community healing, religion, and cultural survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"342\" data-end=\"433\"\u003eRather than being only about herbs, this work looks at healing as a whole system involving:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"434\" data-end=\"519\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1j3eu48\" data-start=\"434\" data-end=\"440\"\u003ebody\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1lmenv1\" data-start=\"441\" data-end=\"449\"\u003espirit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"u4x2q5\" data-start=\"450\" data-end=\"460\"\u003eancestry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"16fna62\" data-start=\"461\" data-end=\"468\"\u003efaith\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1md7t27\" data-start=\"469\" data-end=\"477\"\u003eritual\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1roq62j\" data-start=\"478\" data-end=\"500\"\u003eemotional resilience\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"f8gm28\" data-start=\"501\" data-end=\"519\"\u003ecommunity wisdom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1ugqxed\" data-start=\"521\" data-end=\"537\"\u003eMain Themes:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"538\" data-end=\"925\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"c9ko9s\" data-start=\"538\" data-end=\"584\"\u003eAfrican-rooted healing traditions in America\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"yn8exp\" data-start=\"585\" data-end=\"620\"\u003eHerbal remedies and folk medicine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"3bi1v\" data-start=\"621\" data-end=\"667\"\u003eSpiritual cleansing and protection practices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"vogkrf\" data-start=\"668\" data-end=\"709\"\u003ePrayer, faith, and ancestral connection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"gklrm1\" data-start=\"710\" data-end=\"756\"\u003eMidwives, rootworkers, and community healers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1eqzwhl\" data-start=\"757\" data-end=\"807\"\u003eHoodoo and African American spiritual traditions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"b9nifw\" data-start=\"808\" data-end=\"857\"\u003eHealing through storytelling, music, and ritual\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"164k9s9\" data-start=\"858\" data-end=\"925\"\u003eThe connection between oppression, survival, and holistic healing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1vxsk7o\" data-start=\"927\" data-end=\"969\"\u003eWhy Many Readers Appreciate This Book:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"970\" data-end=\"1245\"\u003eIt treats African American healing systems with respect and depth instead of reducing them to superstition or entertainment. 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