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"An autobiographical account of how a psychiatric nurse specialist became a folk medicine healer; this also explains the origins and practice of one of the oldest forms of medicine in the New World."—Kirkus.
- Sales Rank: #283758 in Books
- Brand: Brand: Jeremy P. Tarcher
- Published on: 1999-12-21
- Released on: 1999-04-05
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.28" h x 1.14" w x 6.26" l,
- Binding: Hardcover
- 337 pages
- Used Book in Good Condition
From Publishers Weekly
In the border towns of south Texas, the Mexican "folk" medicine called curanderismo is often regarded as witchcraftAa means for hex removals and love divinations. Avila was therefore surprised to learn in her masters program in psychiatric nursing at the University of Texas that curanderismo is a broad-based fusion of Aztec, Spanish and African traditional medicines with hundreds of useful applications. This discovery, coupled with her dissatisfaction with the limitations of conventional mental health practices, motivated Avila, who grew up in a first-generation Chicano family in El Paso, Tex., to apprentice with an Aztec master and eventually to become a full-time curandera. Her first book, co-written with Parker (coauthor of Maya Cosmos), is a clear-sighted introduction to the fundamentals of this alternative healing practice. It describes the healers, who range from spiritual counselors to general practitioners and massage therapists; their counseling techniques, ritual purifications and soul retrievals; characteristics of common diseases; and formulas for achieving a balanced lifestyle, a rich spiritual life and good nutrition. The down-to-earth explanations of such afflictions as envidia (envy), susto (fright or loss of soul) and mal puesto (bad luck) will help dispel misconceptions about these "folk" ailments that, in curandero terms, are common to all people. Particularly thought-provoking is Avila's perspective on mainstream mental health and her preference for the holistic curandero approach to treating mental diseases, including psychosis and imbalances induced by severe trauma. "A good curandera," she writes, "can help us find the middle ground in a culture where balance, reality, and enlightened compromise are not always part of our support system." Agent, Elaine Markson; author tour.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Curanderismo is a kind of integrated medicine, an amalgam of African, Spanish, and Native American medical systems. Avila is a registered nurse who apprenticed herself to an Aztec teacher to learn this form of folk healing, and here she relates her journey toward becoming a curandera, a spiritual healer. Like other New Age medical practitioners, Avila believes that Western medicine is not responding adequately to the deeper needs of sick people, treating only the biological symptoms and neglecting the spiritual ones. Avila describes her training through a series of case studies recounting different healing experiences. The book is somewhat simplistic and uncritical, but as a study of a different medical belief system, it may be of interest to many public library readers.?Helaine Selin, Hampshire Coll. Lib., Amherst, MA
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Kirkus Reviews
An autobiographical account of how a psychiatric nurse specialist became a folk medicine healer; this also explains the origins and practice of one of the oldest forms of medicine in the New World. It was during Avila's years of practice in psychiatric clinics and hospitals that her dissatisfaction with the way patients were treated and the poor outcome of that treatment sparked her interest in and study of Curanderisimo. The practices and traditions she describes were developed out of a blending of Aztec, Spanish, Native American, and African medicines; Avila explains that curanderas such as herself are devoted to healing and maintenance of the body, soul, spirit, and emotions, all of which have equal importance and are intertwined in maintaining health. Avila is comfortable using all aspects of folk and allopathic medical care; in numerous case studies, she relates how the two approaches can complement and potentiate each other. She makes perfectly clear that the personal qualities and style of a healer are paramount in creating successful outcomes when treating illness (take heed, medical school admissions committees!). Avila is entertaining and often humorous when describing her search to develop a therapeutic practice; but readers will find much more here. Without climbing on a soapbox, Avila's narrative demonstrates what's missing from most American medical practice, and how many patients could be helped so much more than they are now. Co-author Parker is an ethnographic writer and author of Maya Cosmos (not reviewed).. -- Copyright ©1999, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Change the World!
By Zoeeagleeye
It's always suspect, isn't it, when you get a bunch of reviews for a book which give 5 stars and then one review appears with one star. I imagine there is an unconscious consensus among the Christian Right to ferret out books like Avila's and run them down. I'm sure this is done with the highest of motivation to protect people from what they perceive as being "ungodly" or "of the devil."
The shame of it is that books like Avila's could (and should) change the world. The teachings, information and wisdom in this book could bring down the corrupt health care systems (drug companies, insurance companies, hospitals and doctors) in the U.S. and place healing where it belongs: in our own hands with the guidance of wise, knowledgeable and potent healers, who Avila calls curanderas/os.
I found in Avila's book so many intelligent and sensible techniques for healing, none of which involve invasive surgery or drugs or huge layouts of money, that I have to shake my head at the dense and ignorant culture I live in as I ask why hasn't Avila been interviewed on Oprah, or Good Morning America, or Charlie Rose or The View? Surely it would be appropriate for Avila to appear on shows like Rachel Ray, Regis or even Letterman. I know, go ahead and laugh. I'm smiling myself. Still, it's hard to look at what our media is presenting us with. MacKenzie Phillips of the TV show, "One
Day at a Time" had a ten year sexual relationship with her dad, John Phillips of The Mamas and The Papas. She's been on all the talk shows. This is the big scandal of the day. How daring! But think of just how mind-controlled, closed and fearful we are in the U.S. if a woman like Elena Avila and her enlightening book is shuned as too controversial, too far out, or even "dangerous" for public consumption on the airwaves.
After all, who wants to be subjected to healers who will take an hour or more to listen to you? Who will give you safe herbs and powerful rituals which will have a demonstrative effect on your health and well-being? Who will treat you with respect, kindness, even love? Who care about your "Weeping Soul" and your "Twisted Heart"? Who will, in short, change your life for the better?
Well, I, for one, do want to be subjected to these kinds of healers.
But I don't have much of a chance of that. There are too few of them. But reading "Woman Who Glows in the Dark" impacted me to the point of changing my life. I used suggestions in the book to work through a barrier I knew I had but was afraid to take down. Within 24 hours of working with herbs for a "limpia" (cleansing/blessing), and doing a sacred ritual my life was different. Freedom is always preferable to prison, no matter how "safe" that prison feels.
There is only good in this book. There is nothing to fear from this book unless you are afraid to be a healthier, more loving, more courageous, wiser person. I guess that would be up to you. The great thing about this book is that while you might have difficulty finding a curandera, you are shown the first steps to take to become your own healer. Read this book and grow, then share it with your friends. It's time to change the world one healer at a time.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Good, but very problematic
By Jesus
Avila and Parker have put together a decent introductory text on curanderismo; it goes over the folk illnesses, the origins of curanderismo, its conflicts and convergences with mainstream healthcare, and so forth. Their information is accurate for the most part and is very approachable & easy to read. However, this book suffers from a few major problems.
Tl;dr? Summary: this is not a bad introductory text, but it gives a very skewed and inaccurate portrayal of curanderismo and its practitioners. I would highly recommend reading Trotter & Chavira's "Curanderismo: the Healing Art of Mexico" and Torres' "Curandero: a Life in Mexican Folk Healing" before reading this book; both of these will put Avila's heavily-imbalanced take on curanderismo into perspective. It's not complete junk, but it must be taken with a huge grain of salt (or a handful, for that matter).
The first and perhaps most disappointing problem is the lack of any academic citation or research in the book. This is particularly disappointing due to the academic backgrounds of both authors (Avila was an RN and an MSN, and Parker was a professor & ethnographic writer at NYU and Columbia). This might not be as big an issue if it weren't for multiple major oversights in the content which could have easily been avoided with a little research. For example, in the opening chapter of the book, Avila describes curanderismo as having African origins (alongside Native American and Spanish Catholic ones), which is absolutely correct. However, her argument for the African contributions is essentially "Well, they MUST be related, because look at some of these similarities! They are too big to ignore." This speculation is entirely unnecessary, as there is a substantial body of academic work that very clearly shows the correlations and contributions of African magic & religion to curanderismo - most notably Ruth Behar's "Sex and Sin, Witchcraft and the Devil in Colonial Mexico." This is just one example of how even a modicum of research would have made this book a much deeper, well-rounded work.
Another huge criticism I have is Avila's extreme bias towards women and Native Americans (namely Mexica, or Aztec). From reading this book, a newcomer to curanderismo would be led to believe that it is a tradition made up primarily (or even solely) of Aztec beliefs and practices primarily (or even solely) by women, neither of which is true. Avila gives lip service to the Catholic roots of curanderismo in the opening chapter, but the rest of the book is focused entirely on the Mexica beliefs. Again, a modicum of research (especially the work of Trotter & Chavira) would demonstrate that, while Native American beliefs and practices certainly influenced and contributed to the formation of curanderismo, they certainly were not (and are not) the primary factors therein. Curanderismo is primarily a Catholic practice no matter where it is found - from Latin America to the U.S. However, in this book (and the tradition which Avila intentionally started with the publication of this work, and perhaps even before), the saints have been replaced with Mexica deities, everybody must receive a Mexica "medicine name," the Credo and Padre Nuestro have been supplanted by the calling in of the sacred directions, and practically all Catholic influences have been expunged. I wouldn't go so far as to say this is sacrilege, but it is certainly extremely misguiding and irresponsible; it would be like saying jazz is a musical tradition of the White inhabitants of the big East Coast cities, when the truth is that it is an African-American music form from a variety of areas. It's just not correct! Once again, it would appear that Avila has not only failed to do research, but willfully ignored the substantial academic work that contradicts her pan-Native American, noble savage, romantic idealization of the Mexica.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Beautifully written, affirmative for people of colour/healers
By Athena Belle-Fairplay
Beautifully written book. Highly recommended for people or colour; especially those of us that are healers. Affirming. It is full of heart and wisdom.
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