Czarownicy – Elżbieta Dzikowska

Central and South America of the 1970s and 1980s. Two famous travelers - Elzbieta Dzikowska and Tony Halik - travel through cities, villages and towns in search of sorcerers and quacks, traditions, customs and superstitions. They want to unveil the mysteries, to see if it's just fables and hallucinations - or maybe real magic...? Tony Halik enthusiastically submits to various treatments, Elzbieta Dzikowska skeptically, but attentively, observes and takes notes. She talks to university professors, scientists and confronts their scientific opinions with the words and behavior of sorcerers and quacks. Can a guinea pig defeat evil spirits? And a corn cob cause rain? What does it mean when you dream of a nun and a bell? What herbs should be smoked and what should be drunk to cure a sore throat? Is a quack only a charlatan, or an herbalist, or even a doctor? Who is he to the tourist, and who is he to the local community?

The book in a Polish language version.

Technical data
Author: Elżbieta Dzikowska
Number of pages: 210
Format: 125 x 195 mm
Binding: soft
Publication date: 2019
Publisher: Continents