Curanderismo Mexican American Folk Healing
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Curanderismo
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Author : Robert T. Trotter
language : en
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Release Date : 2011-03-15
Curanderismo written by Robert T. Trotter and has been published by University of Georgia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-15 with Medical categories.
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). Robert T. Trotter and Juan Antonio Chavira present an intimate view of not only how curanderismo is practiced but also how it is learned and passed on as a healing tradition. By providing a better understanding of why curanderos continue to be in demand despite the lifesaving capabilities of modern medicine, this text will serve as an indispensable resource to health professionals who work within Mexican American communities, to students of transcultural medicine, and to urban ethnologists and medical anthropologists.
Curanderismo
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Author : Robert T. Trotter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
Curanderismo written by Robert T. Trotter and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with categories.
The Folk Healer
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Author : Eliseo Torres
language : en
Publisher: Nieves
Release Date : 1983
The Folk Healer written by Eliseo Torres and has been published by Nieves this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Social Science categories.
The book explains for the general reader the history and present practice of curanderismo--Mexican American folk healing practices--and gives biographical sketches of three famous nineteenth century folk healers--Don Pedrito Jaramillo, Nino Fidencio, and Teresita Urrea. Characteristics and training of curanderos, or healers, are discussed and the specialties within curanderismo are explained. Eleven common ailments and symptoms treated by curanderos, rituals used, and folk beliefs dealing with everyday occurrences are described. Sketches of the three folk healers illustrate biographical chapters which recount legends and current practices of their followers as well as biographical information. Modern curanderos are described and their place in the Mexican American community explored. An annotated bibliography listing 10 books about curanderos is included. (LFL)
Curandero
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Author : Eliseo “Cheo” Torres
language : en
Publisher: UNM Press
Release Date : 2014-08-15
Curandero written by Eliseo “Cheo” Torres and has been published by UNM Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-15 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
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 of a class he taught in which curanderos from Cuernavaca, Mexico, shared their knowledge with students. Part personal pilgrimage, part compendium of medical knowledge, this moving book reveals curanderismo as both a contemplative and a medical practice that can offer new approaches to ancient problems. From Curandero ". . . for centuries, rattlesnakes were eaten to prevent any number of conditions and illnesses, including arthritis and rheumatism. In Mexico and in other Latin American countries, rattlesnake meat is actually sold in capsule form to treat impotence and even to treat cancer. Rattlesnake meat is also dried and ground and sprinkled into open wounds and body sores to heal them, and a rattlesnake ointment is made that is applied to aches and pains as well."
Curanderismo Mexican American Folk Psychiatry
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Author : Ari Kiev
language : en
Publisher: New York : Free Press
Release Date : 1968
Curanderismo Mexican American Folk Psychiatry written by Ari Kiev and has been published by New York : Free Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Psychology categories.
Border Medicine
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Author : Brett Hendrickson
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2014-12-05
Border Medicine written by Brett Hendrickson and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-05 with Religion categories.
Mexican American folk and religious healing, often referred to as curanderismo, has been a vital part of life in the Mexico-U.S. border region for centuries. A hybrid tradition made up primarily of indigenous and Iberian Catholic pharmacopeias, rituals, and notions of the self, curanderismo treats the sick person with a variety of healing modalities including herbal remedies, intercessory prayer, body massage, and energy manipulation. Curanderos, “healers,” embrace a holistic understanding of the patient, including body, soul, and community. Border Medicine examines the ongoing evolution of Mexican American religious healing from the end of the nineteenth century to the present. Illuminating the ways in which curanderismo has had an impact not only on the health and culture of the borderlands but also far beyond, the book tracks its expansion from Mexican American communities to Anglo and multiethnic contexts. While many healers treat Mexican and Mexican American clientele, a significant number of curanderos have worked with patients from other ethnic groups as well, especially those involved in North American metaphysical religions like spiritualism, mesmerism, New Thought, New Age, and energy-based alternative medicines. Hendrickson explores this point of contact as an experience of transcultural exchange. Drawing on historical archives, colonial-era medical texts and accounts, early ethnographies of the region, newspaper articles, memoirs, and contemporary healing guidebooks as well as interviews with contemporary healers, Border Medicine demonstrates the notable and ongoing influence of Mexican Americans on cultural and religious practices in the United States, especially in the American West. Instructor's Guide
Healing With Herbs And Rituals
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Author : Eliseo “Cheo” Torres
language : en
Publisher: UNM Press
Release Date : 2014-08-15
Healing With Herbs And Rituals written by Eliseo “Cheo” Torres and has been published by UNM Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-15 with Medical categories.
Healing with Herbs and Rituals is an herbal remedy-based understanding of curanderismo and the practice of yerberas, or herbalists, as found in the American Southwest and northern Mexico. Part One, "Folk Healers and Folk Healing," focuses on individual healers and their procedures. Part Two, "Green Medicine: Traditional Mexican-American Herbs and Remedies," details traditional Mexican-American herbs and cures. These remedies are the product of centuries of experience in Mexico, heavily influenced by the Moors, Judeo-Christians, and Aztecs, and include everyday items such as lemon, egg, fire, aromatic oil, and prepared water. Symbolic objects such as keys, candles, brooms, and Trouble Dolls are also used. Dedicated, in part, to curanderos throughout Mexico and the American Southwest, Healing with Herbs and Rituals shows us these practitioners are humble, sincere people who have given themselves to improving lives for many decades. Today's holistic health movement has rediscovered the timeless merits of the curanderos' uses of medicinal plants, rituals, and practical advice.
Healing With Herbs And Rituals
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Author : Eliseo Torres
language : en
Publisher: UNM Press
Release Date : 2006-03-30
Healing With Herbs And Rituals written by Eliseo Torres and has been published by UNM Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-03-30 with Health & Fitness categories.
Healing with Herbs and Rituals is an herbal remedy-based understanding of curanderismo and the practice of yerberas, or herbalists, as found in the American Southwest and northern Mexico. Part One, "Folk Healers and Folk Healing," focuses on individual healers and their procedures. Part Two, "Green Medicine: Traditional Mexican-American Herbs and Remedies," details traditional Mexican-American herbs and cures. These remedies are the product of centuries of experience in Mexico, heavily influenced by the Moors, Judeo-Christians, and Aztecs, and include everyday items such as lemon, egg, fire, aromatic oil, and prepared water. Symbolic objects such as keys, candles, brooms, and Trouble Dolls are also used. Dedicated, in part, to curanderos throughout Mexico and the American Southwest, Healing with Herbs and Rituals shows us these practitioners are humble, sincere people who have given themselves to improving lives for many decades. Today's holistic health movement has rediscovered the timeless merits of the curanderos' uses of medicinal plants, rituals, and practical advice.
Curanderismo
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972
Curanderismo written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with categories.
Border Medicine
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Author : Brett Hendrickson
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2014-12-05
Border Medicine written by Brett Hendrickson and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-05 with History categories.
Drawing on historical archives, colonial-era medical texts and accounts, newspaper articles, memoirs and contemporary healing guidebooks as well as interviews with contemporary healers, the book demonstrates the notable and ongoing influence of Mexican Americans on cultural and religious practices in the U.S. Simultaneous.