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Author:
McGovern, Una.
Title:
Lost wisdom : a celebration of traditional knowledge from foraging and festivals to seafaring and smoke signals / Una McGovern and Paul Jenner.
Publisher:
Chambers,
Copyright Date:
2010
Description:
viii, 376 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm
Subject:
Traditional ecological knowledge.
Manners and customs--History.
Industries, Primitive.
Life skills--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Other Authors:
Jenner, Paul.
Contents:
Health and wellbeing -- Education and knowledge -- Socializing and celebration -- Household -- Outdoor life.
Summary:
An introduction to traditional knowledge and forgotten skills, 'Lost Wisdom' is a celebration of the time-honoured wisdom upon which we all once relied. It draws on folklore, tradition and superstition, and is packed with anecdotes and historical extracts which illuminate the beliefs and knowledge of our ancestors.
ISBN:
0550100326
9780550100320 (softcover)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)651073824
Locations:
GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

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