curanderismo
Americannoun
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“The philosophy behind curanderismo is that diseases are not just caused by physical factors, but also social, emotional, environmental and spiritual ones,” Sesma said.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2023
Torres, author of “Curandero: A Life in Mexican Folk Healing,” leads a summer course at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque about the history of curanderismo.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2023
“It will only serve to further stigmatize curanderismo as something to be feared,” Chesnut said.
From Washington Times • Apr. 19, 2019
Although some families have had U.S. citizenship since Texas' annexation in 1845, most of these, like the Juan-come-latelys, have clung to their ancestral language, customs �and faith in curanderismo.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week, in Hidalgo's county seat of Edinburg, the researchers gave their prescription for dealing with curanderismo: "Don't fight it�join it."
From Time Magazine Archive
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