Curanderismo: Mexican-American Folk Psychiatry by Ari Kiev (1972, First Free Press paperback edition, first printing) is a groundbreaking study of Mexican-American folk healing traditions.

Kiev explores the role of the curandero (folk healer) in Mexican-American communities, focusing on the integration of psychological, spiritual, and cultural practices in healing rituals. Blending anthropology, psychiatry, and folklore, the book documents how curanderismo functions as both medicine and community therapy.

🔹 Author: Ari Kiev

🔹 Title: Curanderismo: Mexican-American Folk Psychiatry

🔹 Publisher: Free Press

🔹 Year: 1972

🔹 Edition: First Free Press Paperback, First Printing

🔹 Format: Vintage Paperback

🔹 Condition: Used – Good -tear on back cover picturef

🔹 Subject: Anthropology, Folk Healing, Mexican-American Studies, Psychiatry

A scarce and influential volume for readers and collectors of folk medicine, Chicano/Latino studies, alternative healing, and ethnomedicine.