{"product_id":"mesoamerican-healers-paperback-softback-9780292734562","title":"Mesoamerican Healers (Paperback \/ softback) 9780292734562","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMesoamerican Healers\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBrad R. Huber (Edited by), Alan R. Sandstrom (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780292734562\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 November 2001\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e419 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eSince the literature on indigenous medicine in Mexico and Guatemala is rich but dispersed, this volume's value lies precisely in the comprehensive, authoritative, and updated coverage by the 14 contributing authors and the excellent bibliography.\u003c\/div\u003e (Choice) \u003cdiv\u003eThe book.... is an excellent textbook for broadening the scope of, for example, classes in ethnobotany and ethnopharmacy. At the same time, it is of course a very useful resource for anyone interested in medical anthropology.\u003c\/div\u003e (Journal of Ethnopharmacology)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e Healing practices in Mesoamerica span a wide range, from traditional folk medicine with roots reaching back into the prehispanic era to westernized biomedicine. These sometimes cooperating, sometimes competing practices have attracted attention from researchers and the public alike, as interest in alternative medicine and holistic healing continues to grow. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Responding to this interest, the essays in this book offer a comprehensive, state-of-the-art survey of Mesoamerican healers and medical practices in Mexico and Guatemala. The first two essays describe the work of prehispanic and colonial healers and show how their roles changed over time. The remaining essays look at contemporary healers, including bonesetters, curers, midwives, nurses, physicians, social workers, and spiritualists. Using a variety of theoretical approaches, the authors examine such topics as the intersection of gender and curing, the recruitment of healers and their training, healers' compensation and workload, types of illnesses treated and recommended treatments, conceptual models used in diagnosis and treatment, and the relationships among healers and between indigenous healers and medical and political authorities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Foreword (Bernard Ortiz de Montellano) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction (Brad R. Huber) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Curers and Their Cures in Colonial New Spain and Guatemala: The Spanish Component (Luz MarÍ\u003cbr\u003ea HernÁ\u003cbr\u003endez SÁ\u003cbr\u003eenz, University of Western Ontario, and George M. Foster, University of California-Berkeley) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Curanderismo in Mexico and Guatemala: Its Historical Evolution from the Sixteenth to the Nineteenth Century (Carlos Viesca TreviÑ\u003cbr\u003eo, Universidad Nacional AutÓ\u003cbr\u003enoma de Mexico) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Central and North Mexican Shamans (James W. Dow, Oakland University) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A Comparative Analysis of Southern Mexican and Guatemalan Shamans (Frank J. Lipp, New York State Office of Children and Family Services) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Mistress of Lo Espiritual (Kaja Finkler, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Recruitment, Training, and Practice of Indigenous Midwives: From the Mexico-United States Border to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (Brad R. Huber and Alan R. Sandstrom) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Maya Midwives of Southern Mexico and Guatemala (Sheila Cosminsky, Rutgers University, Camden, New Jersey) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Relations between Government Health Workers and Traditional Midwives in Guatemala (Elena Hurtado, Instituto de NutriciÓ\u003cbr\u003en de Centro AmÉ\u003cbr\u003erica y PanamÁ\u003cbr\u003e, Guatemala) and Eugenia SÁ\u003cbr\u003eenz de Tejada (Pan American Health Organization) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Mesoamerican Bonesetters (Benjamin D. Paul, Stanford University) and Clancy McMahon (independent scholar, Arkansas) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Mexican Physicians, Nurses, and Social Workers (Margaret E. Harrison, Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education, U.K.) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Mesoamerican Healers and Medical Anthropology: Summary and Concluding Remarks (Alan R. Sandstrom) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Glossary \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e References Cited \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52530865209624,"sku":"9780292734562","price":28.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/mesoamerican-healers-paperback-softback-9780292734562","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}