They all want magic: curanderas and folk healing
Introduction -- The road home -- Living in the borderlands means -- Work as medicine -- Curanderismo as a template for a Mexican American world view -- Healers and their clients -- La planta es la vida: the cultural life of plants in curanderismo -- Curanderismo and its possibilities
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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Published: |
College Station, Tex
Texas A&M University Press
c2008
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In: |
Rio Grande, Río Bravo (16)
Year: 2008 |
Reviews: | Review: They All Want Magic, by Elizabeth de la Portilla (2011) (Mulcahy, Joanne B.)
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Edition: | 1. ed |
Series/Journal: | Rio Grande, Río Bravo
16 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
San Antonio, Tex. (Region)
/ Healing woman
B USA / Mexico / Borderland / Spirit healing / Cultural contact / Scientific thinking / Spiritual experience |
Further subjects: | B
Biculturalism (Mexican-American Border Region)
B Hispanic American women healers (Texas) (San Antonio) B Medical anthropology (Mexican-American Border Region) B Mexican-American Border Region Civilization B Herbs Therapeutic use B Healing (Mexican-American Border Region) Religious aspects |
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Summary: | Introduction -- The road home -- Living in the borderlands means -- Work as medicine -- Curanderismo as a template for a Mexican American world view -- Healers and their clients -- La planta es la vida: the cultural life of plants in curanderismo -- Curanderismo and its possibilities |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
ISBN: | 1603440992 |