Neo-shamans, Curanderismo and Scholars: Metaphysical Blending in Contemporary Mexican American Folk Healing

This essay explores how some contemporary curanderas/os (“healers”) in the American Southwest, in concert with North American New Age clients and interlocutors, have incorporated neo-shamanic techniques into their healing practices. Curanderismo, a religious and folk healthway, emerged from the colo...

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Main Author: Hendrickson, Brett (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Californiarnia Press 2015
In: Nova religio
Year: 2015, Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Pages: 25-44
Further subjects:B Neo-shamanism
B Mexican American religion
B Curanderismo
B metaphysical religion
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