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Torres Eliseo |
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Titolo |
Curandero : a life in Mexican folk healing / / Eliseo "Cheo" Torres with Timothy L. Sawyer, Jr |
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Albuquerque, New Mexico : , : University of New Mexico Press, , 2005 |
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©2005 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (181 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Healers - Mexico |
Healing - Mexico |
Traditional medicine - Mexico |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 his experiences in the Mexican town of Espinazo, the home of the great curandero El Niño Fidencio (1899-1939), where Torres underwent life- |
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changing spiritual experiences. He introduces us to some of the major figures in the tradition, discusses some of the pitfalls of teaching curanderismo, and concludes with an account. |
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