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Curanderismo, Mexican American folk healing / Robert T. Trotter II and Juan Antonio Chavira ; with a foreword by Luís D. León.
Van Pelt Library GR111.M49 T76 1997
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Trotter, Robert T.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mexican Americans--Folklore.
- Mexican Americans.
- Traditional medicine--United States.
- Traditional medicine.
- United States.
- Healing--United States--Folklore.
- Healing.
- Genre:
- Folklore.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 204 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition, University of Georgia Press paperback edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Athens : University of Georgia Press, 1997.
- Summary:
- The practice of curanderismo or Mexican American folk medicine is part of a historically and culturally important health care system deeply rooted in native Mexican healing techniques. This is the first book to describe the practice from an insider's point of view, based on the authors' three-year apprenticeships with curanderos (healers). An indispensable resource. 11 photos.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-199) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0820319627
- OCLC:
- 36900770
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