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CONTENTS FOREWORD ix PREFACE Xix 1 Curanderismo: Past and Present Viewpoints 1 2 The History of Curanderismo 25 3 The Cultural Context of Illness 41 4 Curanderos' Theories of Healing 61 5 The Material Level 73 6 The Spiritual Level 102 7 The Mental Level 149 8 The Future of Curanderismo 162 APPENDIX 177 GLOSSARY 179 REFERENCES 185 INDEX 2O1 ILLUSTRATIONS Sign outside a curandera's house 47 Curandera instructing an apprentice in the reading of cards 5 9 Curandera instructing an apprentice in the use of herbal remedies 75 Curandero preparing an egg to be used in a cure 81 Patient being given a barrida with a crucifix 83 Child being cured of mal de ojo with an egg 93 Spiritualist in trance during a spiritual session 132 Spiritualist healing a participant in a spiritual session 138 Altar in a curandero's workroom 151 Curandero working on the mental level 155 ...

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