They All Want Magic Curanderas and Folk Healing |
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| Author:
| Portilla, Elizabeth |
| Series title: | Rio Grande/Río Bravo: Borderlands Culture and Traditions Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-60344-099-8 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2009 |
| Publisher: | Texas A&M University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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Curanderas - traditional healers in Mexican culture - bridge the gaps between multiple planes of existence - spiritual and material, modern and pre-modern - dispensing medicinal herbs, prayers, and instruction. This book writes of the world and practices of San Antonio curanderas.
Curanderas - traditional healers in Mexican culture - bridge the gaps between multiple planes of existence - spiritual and material, modern and pre-modern - dispensing medicinal herbs, prayers, and instruction. This book writes of the world and practices of San Antonio curanderas.