Curandero a life in Mexican folk healing / Eliseo "Cheo" Torres ; with Timothy L. Sawyer, Jr.
| Author/creator | Torres, Eliseo |
| Other author | Sawyer, Timothy L. (Timothy Leighton), 1961- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, |
| Description | ix, 170 p. : ill., ports. ; 21 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The healing tradition of a family and a culture -- The awakening -- I am healed by Don<U+0303>a Mari<U+0301>a -- I face the great black dog -- My father's ancestral wisdom -- Exotic rituals I have known -- Don Pedrito, curandero -- The great materia, Chenchito Alvarado -- The midwife Don<U+0303>a Juana, a partera -- Art Esquibel tells me the story of Teresita, Saint of Cabora -- How I was fed and healed by plants -- Folk healing in this modern world -- Curanderismo goes to school -- Recent curanderos. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 164) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2004020692 |
| ISBN | 9780826336408 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 082633640X (pbk. : alk. paper) |