Border Medicine: A Transcultural History of Mexican American Curanderismo Contributor(s): Hendrickson, Brett (Author) |
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ISBN: 1479846325 ISBN-13: 9781479846320 Publisher: New York University Press OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion - Medical | History - History | Latin America - General |
Dewey: 973.046 |
LCCN: 2014024571 |
Series: North American Religions |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9.2" (0.80 lbs) 256 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Mexican Border Medicine examines the ongoing evolution of Mexican American religious healing from the end of the nineteenth century to the present. Illuminating the ways in which curanderismo has had an impact not only on the health and culture of the borderlands but also far beyond, the book tracks its expansion from Mexican American communities to Anglo and multiethnic contexts. While many healers treat Mexican and Mexican American clientele, a significant number of curanderos have worked with patients from other ethnic groups as well, especially those involved in North American metaphysical religions like spiritualism, mesmerism, New Thought, New Age, and energy-based alternative medicines. Hendrickson explores this point of contact as an experience of transcultural exchange. Drawing on historical archives, colonial-era medical texts and accounts, early ethnographies of the region, newspaper articles, memoirs, and contemporary healing guidebooks as well as interviews with contemporary healers, Border Medicine demonstrates the notable and ongoing influence of Mexican Americans on cultural and religious practices in the United States, especially in the American West. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hendrickson, Brett: - Brett Hendrickson is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania and author of Border Medicine: A Transcultural History of Mexican American Curanderismo (NYU Press 2014). |