The role and practices of the curandeiro and saludador in early modern Portuguese society O papel e as práticas dos curandeiros e saludadores na sociedade portuguesa no início da idade moderna

This paper will explore the role and practices of magic-using folk healers - curandeiros and saludadores - in early modern Portuguese society. The article will examine the ambivalent place of the folk healer as a figure both central to and marginal in Portuguese popular culture. In considering some...

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Main Author: Timothy Walker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Casa de Oswaldo Cruz 2004-01-01
Series:História, Ciências, Saúde: Manguinhos
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-59702004000400011
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