Native medicine and magical curing— Continued page 



Brujcrta ^^' 



The seance 1'" 



Mesa de brujeria 123 



Other procedures of "good witchcraft" 125 



Evil witchcraft 128 



Curandisnio 129 



A curandera 129 



Susto 130 



Physiological weakness 133 



Umbilical hernia or quebradura 134 



Inguinal hernia or cstiradura 134 



Dislocation of the ribs or Irnnchadura del 



pecho 134 



Evil eye or o;V" 135 



Heart pain 136 



Venereal disease 136 



Colic (co/iVo) 136 



Pregnancy and childbirth. - 136 



Lay curing 138 



Chxicaquc 13S 



Secreios 138 



General remedies used in curing 139 



Religion 142 



Religion — Continued page : 



The various religions of Moche 142 ; 



Roman Catholicism 143 j 



Individual participation 143 1 



Some psychological aspects in Moche 144 1 



Socializing functions 145 , 



Religious fiestas 145 J 



Pacts with the Devil 148 '; 



Death in Moche 149 J 



Harbingers of death 149 i 



Preparations for the funeral 149 j 



The funeral 149 j 



After death 150 ^ 



The cultural position of Moche 151 I 



The concept of the Creole culture ^^M 



Alochica elements 154 ] 



Later elements 156 J 



Tiahuanacoid and Chimu eletnents 157 



Sierra influences 157 



European elements 158 



Bibliography 160 i 



Glossary 162 



Index 165 



IV 



