What is curandero in English?

A curandero (Spanish: [kuɾanˈdeɾo], healer; f. curandera) or curandeiro (Portuguese: [kuɾɐ̃ˈdejɾu], f. curandeira) is a traditional native healer/shaman found in Latin America, the United States and Southern Europe.

What is the function of curandero?

Before discussing Cabeza de Vaca’s role as a Hispanic curandero, we should first understand who is a curandero. He or she is a folk healer who heals in the material level with herbs, amulets, etc. and/or in the spiritual level using religion, God, saints, prayers, and petitions to heal a patient.

What is the meaning of the word curandero?

/ˌku rɑnˈdɛ rɔs; English ˌkʊər ənˈdɛər oʊz/. Spanish. a folk healer or medicine man who uses herbs or hallucinogenic plants, magic, and spiritualism to treat illness, induce visions, impart traditional wisdom, etc.

What kind of folk medicine does curanderismo use?

This type of folk medicine has characteristics specific to the area where it is practiced ( Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, Argentina, Mexico, the southwestern region of the United States, etc.). Curanderismo blends religious beliefs, faith, and prayer with the use of herbs, massage, and other traditional methods of healing.

What kind of shaman is a curandero or curandeiro?

Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. A curandero ( Spanish: [kuɾanˈdeɾo], healer; f. curandera) or curandeiro ( Portuguese: [kuɾɐ̃ˈdejɾu], f. curandeira) is a traditional native healer / shaman found in Latin America, the United States and Southern Europe.

Where can you find a curandero in Latin America?

Curandera performing a limpieza in Cuenca, Ecuador. A curandero (Spanish: [kuɾanˈdeɾo], healer; f. curandera) or curandeiro (Portuguese: [kuɾɐ̃ˈdejɾu], f. curandeira) is a traditional native healer/shaman found in Latin America, the United States and Southern Europe.

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