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The Urban Curandero 1
Author(s) -
PRESS IRWIN
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
american anthropologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1548-1433
pISSN - 0002-7294
DOI - 10.1525/aa.1971.73.3.02a00140
Subject(s) - peasant , latin americans , context (archaeology) , urbanization , style (visual arts) , sociology , history , political science , economic growth , economics , archaeology , law
Accounts of the curandero in Latin America indicate reliance upon a largely peasant‐derived sterotype. The utility of such stereotypes for understanding curanderismo in an urban context is questioned. With Bogota, Colombia as an example, it is proposed that the concept of an “urban curing complex”—a holistic approach to curative facilities in the city—replace present over‐reliance upon one model (peasant) of curer style and healing.