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Curanderismo: Healing and Culture in Peru by Nancy Guevara is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This book provides a comprehensive study of curanderismo, a folk healing tradition in Peru. It examines 12 curanderos (shamans) and their practices, including ingesting hallucinogenic plants during healing ceremonies. It also analyzes 129 interviews with clients of 4 curanderos to understand how curanderismo addresses issues like sorcery and economic hardship. The book finds that while curanderismo helps express suffering, accusations of sorcery can also intensify social conflicts. It shows how curanderismo
- Author
- Nancy Guevara
- Language
- EN