Curanderismo is a rich and vast tradition, that one could very easily spend years dedicating one’s life to. The rituals and knowledge that is present in curanderismo is useful, and should be preserved as much as possible. Thus, I can appreciate this class for its attempt to bring this knowledge to a new generation when a variety of cultural and societal factors have worked in the past to stamp out these traditions and knowledge. Though this class was a very basic introduction, what was taught in the class was quite useful; especially the knowledge of what types of herbs can be used to help heal various ailments. Though I know that this basic knowledge that I have learned in this class only scratches the surface of what curanderismo is, I feel a certain level of comfort knowing some small part of my culture and history has been passed on and kept alive in this
Curanderismo is a rich and vast tradition, that one could very easily spend years dedicating one’s life to. The rituals and knowledge that is present in curanderismo is useful, and should be preserved as much as possible. Thus, I can appreciate this class for its attempt to bring this knowledge to a new generation when a variety of cultural and societal factors have worked in the past to stamp out these traditions and knowledge. Though this class was a very basic introduction, what was taught in the class was quite useful; especially the knowledge of what types of herbs can be used to help heal various ailments. Though I know that this basic knowledge that I have learned in this class only scratches the surface of what curanderismo is, I feel a certain level of comfort knowing some small part of my culture and history has been passed on and kept alive in this