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Messages from the gods : a guide to the useful plants of Belize / / Michael J. Balick, Rosita Arvigo ; illustrations by Francesca Anderson
Messages from the gods : a guide to the useful plants of Belize / / Michael J. Balick, Rosita Arvigo ; illustrations by Francesca Anderson
Autore Balick Michael J. <1952->
Pubbl/distr/stampa New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (554 p.)
Disciplina 581.6/34097282
Soggetto topico Medicinal plants - Belize
Traditional medicine - Belize
Healers - Belize
Ethnobotany - Belize
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 0-19-935913-X
0-19-996574-9
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1 INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND""; ""The Setting""; ""Origins of the Belize Ethnobotany Project""; ""Project Objectives""; ""Traditional Healing in Belize""; ""Methodology""; ""2 TRADITIONAL HEALERS, BUSHMASTERS, & THEIR SACRED REALM""; ""The Discovery of Therapeutic Plants""; ""Generalist and Specialist Healers in Belize""; ""Culture- Bound Syndrome (Culturally Specific Illness) in Belize""; ""Preparation of Plant Medicines""; ""The Vanishing Medicine Chest""; ""Profile of a Traditional Healer�s Practice: Don Eligio Panti""
""Foods as Therapies""""Poisons That Heal""; ""Psychoactive Species""; ""Solving a Mystery�Capoche""; ""3 TRADITIONAL HEALERS, BUSHMASTERS, & THEIR BACKGROUNDS""; ""Juana and Antonio Cuc""; ""Barbara Fernandez""; ""Thomas Green""; ""Winston Harris""; ""Don Eligio Panti""; ""Andrew Ramcharan""; ""Percival Hezekiah Reynolds""; ""Hortense Robinson""; ""Leopoldo Romero""; ""Beatrice Waight""; ""Juana Xix""; ""IN THEIR OWN WORDS""; ""Thomas Green""; ""Winston Harris""; ""Don Eligio Panti""; ""Percival Hezekiah Reynolds""; ""Hortense Robinson""; ""Leopoldo Romero""; ""Beatrice Waight""
""Juana Xix""""THE UNBROKEN CHAIN""; ""4 PLANTS OF BELIZE & THEIR USES IN ANCIENT & CONTEMPORARY TIMES: AN ETHNOBOTANICAL COMPENDIUM""; ""NON-FLOWERING PLANTS""; ""Ferns and Fern Allies""; ""Gymnosperms""; ""FLOWERING PLANTS""; ""Monocotyledons""; ""Dicotyledons""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""; ""Z""
Record Nr. UNINA-9910460179303321
Balick Michael J. <1952->  
New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Messages from the gods : a guide to the useful plants of Belize / / Michael J. Balick, Rosita Arvigo ; illustrations by Francesca Anderson
Messages from the gods : a guide to the useful plants of Belize / / Michael J. Balick, Rosita Arvigo ; illustrations by Francesca Anderson
Autore Balick Michael J. <1952->
Pubbl/distr/stampa New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (554 p.)
Disciplina 581.6/34097282
Soggetto topico Medicinal plants - Belize
Traditional medicine - Belize
Healers - Belize
Ethnobotany - Belize
ISBN 0-19-935913-X
0-19-996574-9
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1 INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND""; ""The Setting""; ""Origins of the Belize Ethnobotany Project""; ""Project Objectives""; ""Traditional Healing in Belize""; ""Methodology""; ""2 TRADITIONAL HEALERS, BUSHMASTERS, & THEIR SACRED REALM""; ""The Discovery of Therapeutic Plants""; ""Generalist and Specialist Healers in Belize""; ""Culture- Bound Syndrome (Culturally Specific Illness) in Belize""; ""Preparation of Plant Medicines""; ""The Vanishing Medicine Chest""; ""Profile of a Traditional Healer�s Practice: Don Eligio Panti""
""Foods as Therapies""""Poisons That Heal""; ""Psychoactive Species""; ""Solving a Mystery�Capoche""; ""3 TRADITIONAL HEALERS, BUSHMASTERS, & THEIR BACKGROUNDS""; ""Juana and Antonio Cuc""; ""Barbara Fernandez""; ""Thomas Green""; ""Winston Harris""; ""Don Eligio Panti""; ""Andrew Ramcharan""; ""Percival Hezekiah Reynolds""; ""Hortense Robinson""; ""Leopoldo Romero""; ""Beatrice Waight""; ""Juana Xix""; ""IN THEIR OWN WORDS""; ""Thomas Green""; ""Winston Harris""; ""Don Eligio Panti""; ""Percival Hezekiah Reynolds""; ""Hortense Robinson""; ""Leopoldo Romero""; ""Beatrice Waight""
""Juana Xix""""THE UNBROKEN CHAIN""; ""4 PLANTS OF BELIZE & THEIR USES IN ANCIENT & CONTEMPORARY TIMES: AN ETHNOBOTANICAL COMPENDIUM""; ""NON-FLOWERING PLANTS""; ""Ferns and Fern Allies""; ""Gymnosperms""; ""FLOWERING PLANTS""; ""Monocotyledons""; ""Dicotyledons""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""; ""Z""
Record Nr. UNINA-9910797185303321
Balick Michael J. <1952->  
New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Messages from the gods : a guide to the useful plants of Belize / / Michael J. Balick, Rosita Arvigo ; illustrations by Francesca Anderson
Messages from the gods : a guide to the useful plants of Belize / / Michael J. Balick, Rosita Arvigo ; illustrations by Francesca Anderson
Autore Balick Michael J. <1952->
Pubbl/distr/stampa New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (554 p.)
Disciplina 581.6/34097282
Soggetto topico Medicinal plants - Belize
Traditional medicine - Belize
Healers - Belize
Ethnobotany - Belize
ISBN 0-19-935913-X
0-19-996574-9
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1 INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND""; ""The Setting""; ""Origins of the Belize Ethnobotany Project""; ""Project Objectives""; ""Traditional Healing in Belize""; ""Methodology""; ""2 TRADITIONAL HEALERS, BUSHMASTERS, & THEIR SACRED REALM""; ""The Discovery of Therapeutic Plants""; ""Generalist and Specialist Healers in Belize""; ""Culture- Bound Syndrome (Culturally Specific Illness) in Belize""; ""Preparation of Plant Medicines""; ""The Vanishing Medicine Chest""; ""Profile of a Traditional Healer�s Practice: Don Eligio Panti""
""Foods as Therapies""""Poisons That Heal""; ""Psychoactive Species""; ""Solving a Mystery�Capoche""; ""3 TRADITIONAL HEALERS, BUSHMASTERS, & THEIR BACKGROUNDS""; ""Juana and Antonio Cuc""; ""Barbara Fernandez""; ""Thomas Green""; ""Winston Harris""; ""Don Eligio Panti""; ""Andrew Ramcharan""; ""Percival Hezekiah Reynolds""; ""Hortense Robinson""; ""Leopoldo Romero""; ""Beatrice Waight""; ""Juana Xix""; ""IN THEIR OWN WORDS""; ""Thomas Green""; ""Winston Harris""; ""Don Eligio Panti""; ""Percival Hezekiah Reynolds""; ""Hortense Robinson""; ""Leopoldo Romero""; ""Beatrice Waight""
""Juana Xix""""THE UNBROKEN CHAIN""; ""4 PLANTS OF BELIZE & THEIR USES IN ANCIENT & CONTEMPORARY TIMES: AN ETHNOBOTANICAL COMPENDIUM""; ""NON-FLOWERING PLANTS""; ""Ferns and Fern Allies""; ""Gymnosperms""; ""FLOWERING PLANTS""; ""Monocotyledons""; ""Dicotyledons""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""; ""Z""
Record Nr. UNINA-9910809795003321
Balick Michael J. <1952->  
New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui