Appalachian folkways /

Appalachian folkways /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rehder, John B.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004.
Series:Creating the North American landscape.
Subjects:
Folklore > Appalachian Region, Southern.
Human geography > Appalachian Region, Southern.
Food habits > Appalachian Region, Southern.
Vernacular architecture > Appalachian Region, Southern.
Traditional medicine > Appalachian Region, Southern.
Appalachian Region, Southern > Social life and customs.
Table of Contents:
  • The real Appalachia
  • The shape of Appalachia
  • Ethnicity and settlement
  • Folk architecture and the cultural landscape
  • Ways of making a living
  • Foodways
  • Folk remedies and belief systems
  • Folk music, folk art, and folk festivals
  • Folk speech: terms and sayings.