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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| Language: | English |
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Casa de Oswaldo Cruz
2004-01-01
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| 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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