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050	0	0	_aRZ407 _b.T67 2005
082	1		_a92 TOR _2
100	1		_aTorres, Eliseo
245	1	0	_aCurandero : _ba life in Mexican folk healing _c/ Eliseo "Cheo" Torres ; with Timothy L. Sawyer, Jr.
260			_aAlbuquerque, NM _b: University of New Mexico Press _c, c2005
300			_a170 p. _b: illus. _c; 21 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aThe healing tradition of a family and a culture -- The awakening -- I am healed by Doña María -- I face the great black dog -- My father's ancestral wisdom -- Exotic rituals I have known -- Don Pedrito, curandero -- The great materia, Chenchito Alvarado -- The midwife Doña Juana, a partera -- Art Esquibel tells me the story of Teresita, Saint of Cabora -- How I was fed and healed by plants -- Folk healing in this modern world -- Curanderismo goes to school -- Recent curanderos.
520			_aTorres'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.
546			_aEnglish.
650		4	_aHealers _z-Mexico
650		4	_aHealing
650		4	_aTraditional medicine
700	1		_aSawyer, Timothy L. _q(Timothy Leighton)
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