Miguel perdomo neira: healing, culture and power in the nineteenth-century andes

In late April, 1872, the curandero (healer) Miguel Perdomo Neira arrived in Bogotá amid widespread rumors that he had come to heal the terminally ill, or lead conservatives in rebellion. The lay healer had traveled from town to town for the previous six years, performing operations and cures that so...

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Autores:: Sollew, David

Tipo de recurso:: Article of journal

Fecha de publicación:: 1997

Institución:: Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Repositorio:: Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Idioma:: spa

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Summary:	In late April, 1872, the curandero (healer) Miguel Perdomo Neira arrived in Bogotá amid widespread rumors that he had come to heal the terminally ill, or lead conservatives in rebellion. The lay healer had traveled from town to town for the previous six years, performing operations and cures that some viewed as miraculous. Professional physicians on the faculty of the Universidad Nacional received him with so much hostility as to spark a minor riot. In this event, broad segments of the people fought medical students and parts of the official political community. At first, the social conflict evident in this event seemed to locate the unrest within the norms of a turbulent period of Colombian history.

Miguel perdomo neira: healing, culture and power in the nineteenth-century andes

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