They All Want Magic
Author: Elizabeth de la Portilla
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9781603440998
DOWNLOAD EBOOKElizabeth de la Portilla writes of the world and practices of San Antonio curanderas. As a scholar, an ethnographer, and a curandera in training, her parallel perspectives uniquely aid readers in understanding this subordinated culture. Retelling the stories various healers have shared, interpreting their answers to her probing questions, and describing the herbs and recipes they use in their arts, the author vividly illuminates the borderland context of San Antonio.