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The Indigenous Healing Tradition in Calabria, Italy
Michael Bova, Stanley Krippner , Ashwin Budden, Roberto Galante
Abstract
In 2003, the four of us spent several weeks in Calabria, Italy. We interviewed local people about folk healing
remedies, attended a Feast Day honoring St. Cosma and St. Damian, and paid two visits to the Shrine of Madonna
dello Scoglio, where we interviewed its founder, Fratel Cosimo. In this essay, we have provided our impressions
of Calabria. Although it is one of the poorest areas in Italy, Calabria is one of the richest in its folk traditions and
alternative modes of healing
Keywords
Calabria, Roma, indigenous, healing, religious, saint, tarantella, ex voto, transpersonal
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