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Humanistic Values in Traditional Healing Practices of Curanderismo
Author(s) -
Chávez Thomas A.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the journal of humanistic counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.593
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2161-1939
pISSN - 2159-0311
DOI - 10.1002/johc.12029
Subject(s) - humanism , globe , psychology , humanistic psychology , environmental ethics , engineering ethics , sociology , social science , political science , engineering , philosophy , law , neuroscience
Traditional healing practices continue to meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of cultural groups across the globe. Curanderismo is a traditional healing practice that meets such needs among Mexican and Mexican American communities. This article briefly demonstrates the shared fundamentals between curanderismo in its contemporary form and humanistic thought.