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The instructor will present a welcome video describingthe course syllabus followed by a Power Point presentation on the topic of"Curanderismo," traditional/folk medicine.
Each thematic module will consist of an average of two20-minute videos, by well-known traditional healers from Mexico, and the UnitedStates. Some of the hands-ondemonstrations will be followed by additional readings and discussions oneffectiveness of traditional and holistic medicine, which has been revived andrecently gained popularity throughout the world. There will be a translator in the videos for thehealers from Mexico who speak Spanish.
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Instructor: Dr. Eliseo “Cheo” Torres, from the University of New Mexico
Description: This course will provide information on the history, traditions, rituals, herbs, and remedies of Curanderismo, a folk healing tradition of the Southwestern United States, Latin America and Mexico.
Optional texts:
1. Curandero: A Life in Mexican Folk Healing, Eliseo Torres & Tim Sawyer
2. Healing with Herbs & Rituals: A Mexican Tradition, Eliseo Torres, edited by Tim Sawyer
3. Infusions of Healing, Joie Davidow
Fo further references on Curanderismo, students are encouraged to read the following books:
1. order Medicine - A Transcultural History of Mexican American Curanderismo, Brett Hendrickson
Week 1
Welcome Video (2) (Cheo)
PowerPoint Introduction/Overview of Curanderismo (2) (Cheo)
Connecting Modern Medicine to Traditional Healing – TEDx ABQ (Cheo)
Curanderismo Exhibition at the UNM School of Anthropology (Cheo)
Week 2
Plants and Sacred Tobaco of Peru (Mino) & Medicinal Plants for women (Bernadette)Week 3
Spiritual Cleansings Limpias Energeticas (Laurencio)
Spiritual Healing (Velia)
Week 4
Laugh Therapy Risa Terapia (Rita)
A Fidencista Traditional Healer: ‘Chenchito’
Week 5
Healing through Sound (Juan Carlos & Viridiana)
Healing Fright and Shock Susto (Rita)
Week 6
Afro-Latino healing through music and dance (Sina)
Interviews
- Bernadette
- Mino
- Eduardo Cardona