Remedios : the healing life of Eva Castellanoz /

Remedios : the healing life of Eva Castellanoz /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Mulcahy, Joanne B., 1954-
Imprint:	San Antonio, Tex. : Trinity University Press, c2010.
Description:	xix, 214 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Castellanoz, Eva. Castellanoz, Eva. Mexican American women healers -- Oregon -- Nyssa -- Biography. Indian women healers -- Oregon -- Nyssa -- Biography. Traditional medicine -- Oregon -- Nyssa. Mexican Americans -- Oregon -- Nyssa -- Social conditions. Indian women healers. Mexican American women healers. Mexican Americans -- Social conditions. Traditional medicine. Oregon -- Nyssa. Biography.
Format:	E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8001989

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ISBN:	9781595340610 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1595340610 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781595340658 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1595340653 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:	"Blends creative nonfiction and ethnographic research to tell the stories of Eva Castellanoz, Mexican American curandera and community activist; explores Castellanoz's faith, indigenous identity, relationship to Catholicism, and use of traditional folk arts and healing, which she views as a way to overcome poverty, racism, disease, social inequality, and loss"--Provided by publisher.

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Summary:	Former President Ronald Reagan called Eva Castellanoz a "national treasure" when he awarded her an NEA National Heritage Fellowship in 1987. Featured in National Geographic , on National Public Radio , and in numerous other publications, Castellanoz is celebrated as a folk artist, community activist, and curandera , a traditional Mexican healer who uses a mind-body-spirit approach. During her 16-year friendship with Joanne Mulcahy, Castellanoz has revealed her life story as well as her remedios -- her remedies, both medicinal and metaphoric -- for life's maladies. Using her own observations and Castellanoz's stories, Mulcahy employs creative nonfiction and oral accounts to portray the life, beliefs, and practice of this remarkable woman. Anyone who has been healed by Eva Castellanoz has felt her power and wisdom. Anyone who reads this vivid portrait will come away feeling wiser and empowered by the story of this courageous and loving healer.
Physical Description:	xix, 214 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9781595340610 1595340610 9781595340658 1595340653