UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
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The word and wax : a medical folk ritual among Ukrainians in Alberta
The Word and Wax explores the fascinating medical folk ritual of wax pouring used by some members of the Alberta Ukrainian community as a means of driving away fear and curing minor ailments. The ceremony is of the magico-religious and…
The Tsymbaly Maker and His Craft: The Ukrainian Hammered Dulcimer
A description of the construction, history, and use of the Ukrainian hammer dulcimer in Canada. This volume appears in the Canadian Series in Ukrainian Ethnology, co-published with the Huculak Chair of Ukrainian Culture and Ethnography at the…
