Sorcery and Shamanism

Donald Joralemon is professor of anthropology at Smith College.Douglas Sharon is director of the San Diego Museum of Man.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Eduardo CalderÓn2. VÍctor Neyra3. Ruperto Navarro4. Masias Guerrero5. Porfirio Vidarte6. Roberto Rojas7. Rodrigo LÓpez8. Helmer Aguilar9. VÍctor Flores10. Nilo Plasencia11. JosÉ Paz12. Jorge Merino13. Curanderismo: Occupational Considerations14. The Metaphysics of Curanderismo15. Curandero Clients and the Experience of DaÑo16. Patients of VÍctor Flores17. Patients of Nilo Plasencia18. Comparative Cases: Patients of Jorge Merino and Eduardo CalderÓn19. Metaphors of Mistrust and Suspicion20. The Work of CuranderosEpilogue: TinkuNotesGlossaryReferencesIndex

"Remarkable ethnography. Collaborative research at its best. The text builds on multiple shifts in perspective, moving between shamans and their patients, cosmology and political economy, shamanism as belief system and shamanism as business. The result is one of the most comprehensive, richly nuanced studies in ethnomedical literature. This is an excellent text for teaching shamanism in medical anthropology courses. The clarity of writing and the authors' skill in presenting sophisticated ideas in an engaging manner make it useful at both undergraduate and graduate levels. It offers a wealth of information for specialists interested in ethnomedicine, cosmology, and ritual."—Medical Anthropology Quarterly