The Way of the Wise: Traditional Norwegian Folk and Magic Medicine By J.T. Sibley Kindle Edition The Way of the Wise: Traditional Norwegian Folk and Magic Medicine Today, we worry about Mad Cow Disease, AIDS, Alzheimers, and other prolonged onset ailments. But back in the “good old days”, folks worried about infected cuts and slashes, internal diseases, parasites, and a whole variety of ailments which are perfectly treatable or preventable by means of modern medicine. Folks rarely lived long enough to suffer from a long, slow disease; heck, just staying alive to see one’s fortieth birthday was considered a feat. Even as late as the 19th century, medicine was pretty medieval to our way of looking at it. There were no wonder drugs, no X ray or CAT scans, no hospitals as we know them today, and spotty training of medical professionals. The dentist was feared, and quack nostrums were sold by the case by traveling snake oil salesmen. Many of those nostrums contained relatively innocuous ingredients, but some were downright dangerous, especially those incorporating psychoactive alkaloids, heavy metals or raw isotopes. Mercury or radium were primary ingredients in some quack medicinal “cures” even into the early 20th century. And in rural areas, the old “magic medicine” was still practiced by generations of folks who passed on these traditions and lore to their students and/or children.Much of the material presented in this volume has already been documented and published in the Norwegian language by scholars and folklorists, such as Ingjald Reichborn Kjennerud, Nils Lid, Hjalmar Falk, Olav Bø, O.A. Høeg, Per Holck, Odd Nordland, Chr. Bang, and A. Steen, among others. There has been a growing interest in folklore, folk medicine, and the “old ways” in recent years, and this volume is an attempt to present a part of this lore to the English speaking audience. The Way of the wiseman funeral T Sibley really knows her stuff 320 Excellent book Full review coming in the next issue of Idunna 320 I came to the topic of Norwegian folk and magic medicine with only a vague feel for it based on reading novels and was unsure if this would hold my interest or just gather dust I ended up looking forward to each reading session and loved The Way of the Wise As a writer Sibley is extremely knowledgeable and it is clear this book is a book lovingly put together The writing is not at all dry and is peppered with quips or insights that kept it moving along One reason The Way of the Wise Traditional Norwegian Folk and Magic Medicine kept my interest is because of its unique blending of cultural and medical history I feel I gained a lot of insight into the mindset of people from the medieval period up to the late 1800s For example Certain herbs notably purple gentian Gentiana purpurea which has a very bitter taste had to be called a nice name noanavn so as to not get the spirit of that plant angry and thus not want to heal As a modern person that sensitivity would never occur to me A thematic solution to healing would be to find a way to have the illness carried off for example by borrowing a pebble from a churchyard so the dead would take away illness Sibley also offered practical reasons why some folk medicine would work such as drinking iron rich bog water for physical depression I have both the Kindle and trade paper edition The great thing about the e book version is that I could highlight interesting passages without messing up the book On the other hand it is pleasant to read the 6 appendices using a physical book The only very minor complaint I have is that it would be nice to have pictures of the plants discussed in the book Afer all how many people have a good idea of what witches butter looks like 320

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