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Charismatic medicine, folk-healing, and folk-sainthood
American anthropologist • 67 • Published In 1965 • Pages: 1151-1173
By: Romano-V., Octavio Ignacio.
Abstract
This source discusses different types of folk-healers among Chicanos in Texas, noting the hierarchy of folk-healer statuses and illustrating the transformation of folk-healer into 'folk-saint' with the example of Don Pedrito Jaramillo (1829-1907), a Mexican who arrived in Texas is 1881. The success of a healer is determined according to the numbner of followers that a particular CURANDERO obtains.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2002
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Ethnologist
- Indigenous Person
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- M. A. Marcus ; 1986
- Field Date
- 1957-1962
- Coverage Date
- 1829-1950s
- Coverage Place
- south Texas, United States
- Notes
- Octavio Ignacio Romano V.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 1172-1173)
- LCCN
- 17015424
- LCSH
- Mexican Americans