SOME BELIEVES ABOUT FOLK ALCOHOLISAM CURING AMONG MINERS OF TIMOK AREA

Abstract

Paper represents the results of exploring people's beliefs about curing alcoholism among miners of Timočka Kraina. The research was carried out in several mining cites, with particular reflections on historic, ecconomic, social, cultural and medical conditions. Various folk methods for curing alcoholism are pointed out along with wide sellection of remedies, such as herbal, animal and mineral origin which significantly contribute towards exploring folk medicine.