Old wives' tales : the history of remedies, charms and spells
Chamberlain, Mary, 1947-2010
Book
Mary Chamberlain presents a stimulating challenge to orthodox medicine and an illuminating history of female wisdom which goes back to the earliest times. What are old wives' tales? Where do they come from? Do they really work? These questions, and more, are answered in this compendium of remedies and cures.
Main title:
Old wives' tales : the history of remedies, charms and spells / Mary Chamberlain.
Author:
Imprint:
Stroud : History, 2010.
Collation:
240 p. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Virago, 1981.
ISBN:
9780752458090 (pbk)
Dewey class:
615.88A615.88
Language:
English
BRN:
278431