RT Article
T1 Therapeutic and preventive functions of Puerto Rican espiritismo
JF Homines
VO 13/14
IS 2/1
SP 267
OP 276
A1 Núñez Molina, Mario A.
LA English
YR 1989
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1631789856
AB Within the Puerto Rico community, the indigenous healing system called espiritismo has been extensively studied in an attempt to evaluate and understand its success in helping Puerto Ricans. The purpose of this paper is to analyze espiritismo, emphasizing its preventive functions within the Puerto Rican community. The paper is based on research done in Puerto Rico for five months, which included participant observation at spiritist centers and interviews with espiristas and spiritist healers
K1 Religionsgemeinschaft
K1 Volksmedizin
K1 Puerto Rico : Religionsgemeinschaft : Traditionelle Medizin
K1 Puerto Rico