A fascinating glimpse at a day in the life of a Peruvian shaman, Eduardo el Curandero relates the philosophies of a Peruvian shaman and illustrates the medicinal use of natural drugs. This revised version of Eduardo el Curandero includes an updated preface, an 'in memoriam' section devoted to the life Eduardo Calderòn, and new photographs of Eduardo's healing artifacts.
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"Here is a book to read and re-read. Eduardo el Curandero is not only a vivid portrait of a man of knowledge, but also a poetic evocation of the rhythms of good and evil, sickness and health. A fascinating document."
—George Leonard, author of The Transformation and The Silent Pulse
"The question of Western medicine regarding the wholeness or healthiness of the shamanistic personality must be put to rest in the presence of such healers as Eduardo."
—Charles Poncé, author of Kabbalah: An Introduction and Director of the Labyrinthos Foundation --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
—George Leonard, author of The Transformation and The Silent Pulse
"The question of Western medicine regarding the wholeness or healthiness of the shamanistic personality must be put to rest in the presence of such healers as Eduardo."
—Charles Poncé, author of Kabbalah: An Introduction and Director of the Labyrinthos Foundation --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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A valuable book about Peruvian Curanderismo,
By Rick Forrester "A shaman" (Hoboken, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eduardo el curandero: las palabras de un curador peruano (Paperback)
While lacking the depth of "Wizard of the Four Winds" by Douglas Sharon (OP, but will be back in print soon), this book still provides a lot of information about Eduardo Calderon and Peruvian Northern Coast curanderismo. This book is built around a transcript of the movie "Eduardo the Healer," 1978, directed by Richard Cowan. As far as I know it is the only place where you can find transcriptions of Eduardo's invocations, and for this alone this book makes a valuable contribution. In addition, there is an outline of the curandero ceremony, and detailed description of Eduardo's mesa, item by item. Text is in English and Spanish, so the 140 pages boils down to only 70 pages of text. But with so little available on this subject, this volume should not be ignored for it's contribution.
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not so good,
This review is from: Eduardo el curandero: las palabras de un curador peruano (Paperback)
I was expecting a little more from this one. Not much to read other than what the title states: The words of a peruvian healer.
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