"Unusual study of northern coastal Peruvian curers centers on their lives and shared cultural ideology, the roots of which derive from indigenous cosmology, not folk Catholicism. Studies curers' philosophy by analyzing four patient accounts and examining their role in social and gender-based conflicts"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.http://www.loc.gov/hlas/

Sorcery and Shamanism: Curanderos and Clients in Northern Peru

Joralemon, Donald

Sharon, Douglas

Medical Books

Univ of Utah Pr

Secrets of Youth in Southern Ecuador? 
Vilcabamba, (in the Quechua language “holly valley”) located in Southern Ecuador, is known to gerontologists as one of three places in the world with the largest population of elderly people. This valley is known as an "island of immunity and a pool of longevity." The favorable climate, water quality, proper nutrition and use of herbs allow inhabitants to survive to a high age in a remarkable state of fitness. 
Until now the " herbal wisdom of the age" has not been documented. An international team of scientists (including medical anthropology, ethnobotany and ethnopharmacology) contacted the only elderly curandero living in San Pedro de Vilcabamba, Don Cruz Roa. After establishing a solid relationship with him, the team meticulously organized local herbal wisdom in a coherent and succinct manner for transmission to future generations. 
For the first time the secrets of herbal wisdom of Vilcabamba are available to the public. Herbs of Southern Ecuador provides exciting information about the expedition to Ecuador, the field methodology, and complete ethnobotanical information on more than 140 herbs. It includes vernacular and scientific names, families and synonyms, illustrations, botanical descriptions, origins, geographic coordinates, as well as ecology, traditional classification, uses, preparation, parts used, and administration. The information is in Spanish and English, for easy cross-reference, containing excellent indices by scientific and vernacular names and a comprehensive bibliography.

Herbs of Southern Ecuador: A Field Guide to the Medicinal Plants of Vilcabamba (English and Spanish Edition)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Bejar, Ezra

Bussmann, Rainer

Roa, Cruz

Alternative Medicine

L H Pr

A fascinating glimpse at a day in the life of a Peruvian shaman, Eduardo el Curandero relates the philosophies of a Peruvian shaman and illustrates the medicinal use of natural drugs. This revised version of Eduardo el Curandero includes an updated preface, an 'in memoriam' section devoted to the life Eduardo Calderòn, and new photographs of Eduardo's healing artifacts.

Eduardo el Curandero: The Words of a Peruvian Healer

Cowan, Richard

Calderon, Eduardo

Sharon, F. Kaye

Biographies & Memoirs

North Atlantic Books

Love between two people that once seemed heavenly becomes extremely complicated when two households are joined in marriage. When a number of strangers of various stages in life suddenly come together to be a family, unexpected issues concerning discipline, finances, outside influences, and privacy surface. Roles become confusing. In the Blended Family, Edward and Sharon Douglas address the complex nature of the stepfamily. Believing that the answers to all concerns can be discovered in the Word of God, they offer biblical solutions to achieve and maintain harmonious relationships within the family. God has a perfect plan for marriage and places an awesome responsibility on parents to raise His children. The Douglases have found that applying the Word of God to marriage, as well as loving all children as Jesus did, leads to a happier and more fulfilling family life.

The Blended Family: Achieving Peace and Harmony in the Christian Home

Parenting & Relationships

Edward Douglas

Family Relationships

Providence House Publishers

Galvaez a reçu de ses maîtres curanderos – les sorciers-chamans du Pérou – le secret du cactus San Pedro...Douglas Sharon se laisse guider par lui sur les chemins de la connaissance shamanique associée à l’usage de cet autre cactus à mescaline

Le cactus San Pedro dans la médecine populaire - les sorciers-chamans du Pérou

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

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