Curandero : a life in Mexican folk healing / Eliseo "Cheo" Torres with Timothy L. Sawyer, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Torres, Eliseo, author.

Sawyer, Timothy L. (Timothy Leighton), 1961- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Healers--Mexico.

Healers.

Healing--Mexico.

Healing.

Traditional medicine--Mexico.

Traditional medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (181 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albuquerque, New Mexico : University of New Mexico Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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-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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780826336415

0826336418

OCLC:

952779221