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Sorecery and Shamanism: Curanderos and Clients in Northern Peru

Kirsten Bonde

Anthropology of Consciousness June 1, 1996 DOI: 10.1525/ac.1996.7.2.30 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Ethnography Peer reviewed
Population Curanderos and clients in northern Peru
Topics Shamanism
Key findings Curanderismo in northern Peru integrates sorcery and shamanism to treat ailments through rituals and psychoactive plants, reinforcing social and spiritual bonds.

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).