Folk healer
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
(Redirected from Appalachian Granny Magic)
|
Related e |
|
Featured: |
A folk healer, in a contemporary Western perception, is an unlicensed person who practices the art of healing using traditional practices, herbal remedies and the power of suggestion.
The healer may be a highly trained person who pursues their specialties, learning by study, observation and imitation. In some cultures a healer might be considered to be a person who has inherited the "gift" of healing from his or her parent. The ability to set bones or the power to stop bleeding may be thought of as hereditary powers.
[edit]
See also
- Cunning folk
- Folk medicine
- Faith healing
- Home remedy
- Alternative medicine
- Kitchen witch
- Witcher (mythology)
- Curandero
- Traditional healers of Southern Africa
- Medicine man
- Witch doctor
Unless indicated otherwise, the text in this article is either based on Wikipedia article "Folk healer" or another language Wikipedia page thereof used under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License; or on research by Jahsonic and friends. See Art and Popular Culture's copyright notice.
