Sorecery and Shamanism: Curanderos and Clients in Northern Peru
Anthropology of Consciousness June 1, 1996 Peer reviewed DOI: 10.1525/ac.1996.7.2.30
Summary
This book examines the practices of curanderos (folk healers) in northern Peru, exploring the roles of sorcery and shamanism in their healing rituals and relationships with clients. The authors present ethnographic fieldwork and case studies to argue that these healing traditions are complex systems blending indigenous, Catholic, and other influences, and that they address both physical and social ailments within the community.
Study at a glance
| Design | ethnography |
|---|---|
| Population | curanderos and their clients in northern Peru |
| Key finding | Northern Peruvian curanderismo is a syncretic healing system that integrates indigenous and Catholic elements to treat both physical and social problems. |
Abstract
Sorcery and Shamanism: Curanderos and Clients in Northern Peru. Donald Joralemon and Douglas Sharon. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1993. 306 pp. $35.00 (cloth).