{"product_id":"9781479861293","title":"Border Medicine: A Transcultural History of Mexican American Curanderismo","description":"Mexican American folk and religious healing, often referred to as \u003cem\u003ecuranderismo\u003c\/em\u003e, has been a vital part of life in the Mexico-U.S. border region for centuries. A hybrid tradition made up primarily of indigenous and Iberian Catholic pharmacopeias, rituals, and notions of the self, \u003cem\u003ecuranderismo\u003c\/em\u003e treats the sick person with a variety of healing modalities including herbal remedies, intercessory prayer, body massage, and energy manipulation. \u003cem\u003eCuranderos\u003c\/em\u003e, “healers,” embrace a holistic understanding of the patient, including body, soul, and community.    \u003cem\u003eBorder Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e examines the ongoing evolution of Mexican American religious healing from the end of the nineteenth century to the present. Illuminating the ways in which \u003cem\u003ecuranderismo\u003c\/em\u003e has had an impact not only on the health and culture of the borderlands but also far beyond, the book tracks its expansion from Mexican American communities to Anglo and multiethnic contexts. While many healers treat Mexican and Mexican American clientele, a significant number of \u003cem\u003ecuranderos \u003c\/em\u003ehave worked with patients from other ethnic groups as well, especially those involved in North American metaphysical religions like spiritualism, mesmerism, New Thought, New Age, and energy-based alternative medicines. Hendrickson explores this point of contact as an experience of transcultural exchange.    Drawing on historical archives, colonial-era medical texts and accounts, early ethnographies of the region, newspaper articles, memoirs, and contemporary healing guidebooks as well as interviews with contemporary healers, \u003cem\u003eBorder Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates the notable and ongoing influence of Mexican Americans on cultural and religious practices in the United States, especially in the American West. \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47182918779120,"sku":"9781479861293","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781479861293_p0.jpg?v=1763618695","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781479861293","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}