"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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