A War Of Witches: A Journey Into The Underworld Of The Contemporary Aztecs

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An overheard plot to get rid of an unwanted son-in-law begins this mesmerizing and astonishing journey into the Aztec underworld—a world of magical dreams and mysterious healing, shadowed by a deadly justice.Aided by two local curanderos, or healers, American anthropologist Timothy Knab embarks on a spellbinding adventure of sacred Aztec rituals and mystical dream journeys into Talocan, the underworld of gods and lost souls. Along the way in which, he begins to be mindful the Aztec belief system and the art of healing, in addition to the dark past of San Martín—infamous through Mexico for its brujos, or witches, and a mysterious “War of Witches” fifty years earlier that can never have ended.Capturing time and place as unquestionably as a jeweler sets a stone, Knab chronicles his spiritual immersion into the latest Aztec culture and, in the end, his remarkable transformation into an authentic curandero. Part murder mystery, part soaring supernatural dream tales—all informed by serious anthropological research— A War of Witches will keep you breathless and at the edge of your seat from the first actual page to the explosive revelations in the final chapter.
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