Curandero : A Life in Mexican Folk Healing

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Eliseo Torres, known as ""Cheo, "" grew up in the Corpus Christi area of Texas and knew, firsthand, the Mexican folk healing practiced in his home and neighborhood. Later in life, he wanted to know more about the plants and rituals of curanderismo. Torres's story begins with...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Torres, Eliseo "Cheo."
Otros Autores: Sawyer, Timothy L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Alternative Medicine.
Health & Biological Sciences.
Medicine.
Traditional medicine > Mexico.
Healing > Mexico.
Healers > Mexico.
Medicine, Traditional.
Shamanism.
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena.
Social Sciences.
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment.
Anthropology.
Anthropology, Cultural.
Therapeutics.
Complementary Therapies.
Spiritual Therapies.
Culture.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Dedications; Introduction: The Healing Tradition of a Family and a Culture; Chapter 1 The Awakening; Chapter 2 I Am Healed by Doña María; Chapter 3 I Face the Great Black Dog and Other Tales of Magical Cures; Chapter 4 My Father's Ancestral Wisdom; Chapter 5 Exotic Rituals I Have Known; Chapter 6 I.Q. Tells the Story of Don Pedrito, Curandero; Chapter 7 The Great Materia, Chenchito Alvarado; Chapter 8 The Midwife Doña Juana, a Partera; Chapter 9 Art Esquibel Tells Me the Story of Teresita, Saint of Cabora; Chapter 10 How I Was Fed and Healed by Plants.
  • Chapter 11 Folk Healing in This Modern WorldChapter 12 Curanderismo Goes to School; Chapter 13 Recent Curanderos; Epilogue; Selective Bibliography and Further Reading; About the Authors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.

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