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 InfoAlbuquerque : University of New Mexico Press,
Descriptionix, 170 p. : ill., ports. ; 21 cm.
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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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 164) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2004020692
ISBN9780826336408 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN082633640X (pbk. : alk. paper)