Ari Kiev, M.D

Curanderismo

Mexican-American Folk Psychiatry

New York: The Free Press, 1968. Stated First Printing. black cloth boards, silver titles to spine, red top stain.

Folk healing as an early type of social control and social psychiatry. Focuses on the Mexican-American culture in San Antonio, TX and describes the conflict with the general American value system. The Curandero is seen as a treater of social illnesses as well as actual illnesses which are believed to be caused by being given the evil eye or by being cursed by a witch. – American Psychological Association 

Good. Stamp from previous owner: Albert Richard Diebold Jr., linguistic anthropologist at Stanford University. Previous owner’s signature and date inside front cove. / Jacket is in good, unclipped condition with a closed tear to the head of spine and some light general edge wear. Presented in a mylar cover. Item #36

Price: $40.00