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They All Want Magic: Curanderas and Folk Healing (Volume 16) (Rio Grande/Río Bravo: Borderlands Culture and Traditions)

Elizabeth de la Portilla

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Description: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. Elizabeth de la Portilla writes of the world and practices of San Antonio curanderas. As a scholar, an ethnographer, and a curandera in training, her parallel perspectives uniquely aid readers in understanding this subordinated culture. Retelling the stories various healers have shared, interpreting their answers to her probing questions, and describing the herbs and recipes they use in their arts, the author vividly illuminates the borderland context of San Antonio. Scholars and readers of anthropology, sociology, Chicana and Chicano studies, and women's studies will savor the many layers of meaning and application in They All Want Magic.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with They All Want Magic: Curanderas and Folk Healing (Volume 16) (Rio Grande/Río Bravo: Borderlands Culture and Traditions). To get started finding They All Want Magic: Curanderas and Folk Healing (Volume 16) (Rio Grande/Río Bravo: Borderlands Culture and Traditions), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: 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. Elizabeth de la Portilla writes of the world and practices of San Antonio curanderas. As a scholar, an ethnographer, and a curandera in training, her parallel perspectives uniquely aid readers in understanding this subordinated culture. Retelling the stories various healers have shared, interpreting their answers to her probing questions, and describing the herbs and recipes they use in their arts, the author vividly illuminates the borderland context of San Antonio. Scholars and readers of anthropology, sociology, Chicana and Chicano studies, and women's studies will savor the many layers of meaning and application in They All Want Magic.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with They All Want Magic: Curanderas and Folk Healing (Volume 16) (Rio Grande/Río Bravo: Borderlands Culture and Traditions). To get started finding They All Want Magic: Curanderas and Folk Healing (Volume 16) (Rio Grande/Río Bravo: Borderlands Culture and Traditions), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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