| Book Reviews | The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, 132.3

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Powwowing among the Pennsylvania Dutch: A Traditional Medical Practice in the Modern World. By David W. Kriebel. (University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2008. xi, 295 pp. Illustrations, notes, appendices, bibliography, index. $30.)
David W. Kriebel's Powwowing among the Pennsylvania Dutch: A Traditional Medical Practice in the Modern World traces the history of powwowing and seeks to explain why it continues to be practiced in the twenty-first century. Due to his decision to write a qualitative study of powwowing, Kriebel has crafted a well-written and wonderfully enjoyable book. Part of the volume's appeal stems from Kriebel's integration of case studies and appendices that allow powwowers and their clients to speak for themselves.	1
Kriebel is an excellent storyteller. He enthusiastically takes his reader along on his journey to understand powwowing, its practitioners, and its persistence. Powwowing, a traditional medical practice of the Pennsylvania Germans, remains an important health-care choice for the Pennsylvania Dutch and their neighbors. After reading about Kriebel's hair-raising meeting with a powwower, the reader will be hooked and will look forward to turning the pages of the book in anticipation of Kriebel's next account.	. . .

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