Book
Curanderismo; Mexican-American folk psychiatry
Free Press • New York • Published In 1968 • Pages:
By: Kiev, Ari.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a study of Mexican-American folk psychiatry in San Antonio, Texas. The source attempts to examine in detail '… the specific aspects of one system of prescientific psychiatry for the purpose of clarifying the therapeutic significance of its culture-bound elements' (p. vii). The author discusses the nature of the folk healer's (CURANDERO's) sensitivity to various subtleties or nuances of psychopathology among the various members of his group and the manner in which these psychopathological conflicts are resolved through his care. Kiev also describes the concept of 'dynamic psychotherapy,' a form of treatment used in contemporary psychotherapy, and its application in principal by the CURANDERO. Data for this study were gathered by the author from interviews with four native healers and with a number of patients suffering from various degrees of psychiatric illness (p. xi), and further supplemented by participant observation.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Theory of disease
- Ethnopsychology
- Spirits and gods
- Adjustment processes
- Personality development
- Social personality
- Family relationships
- Personality disorders
- Drives and emotions
- Magical and mental therapy
- Shamans and psychotherapists
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Chicanos
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2002
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Physician
- Psychiatrist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 1986
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- San Antonio, Texas, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Ari Kiev
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-200)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 67025331
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mexican Americans