Antropología de la salud en Oaxaca

• Autores: Arthur J. Rubel, C.H. Browner
• Localización: Alteridades, ISSN-e 2448-850X, ISSN 0188-7017, Vol. 9, Nº. 17, 1999 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Oaxaca, perspectivas antropológicas), págs. 85-94
• Idioma: español
• Títulos paralelos:
  • The anthropology of health in Oaxaca
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  • This paper reviews the past fifty years of Oaxacan ethnomedical research. We focus on how this work has contributed to a broader understanding of cultural processes and social organization on Oaxaca. Special attention is devoted to describing the relationships between Oaxacan ethno-medical paradigms and views of the sacred, supernatural and spiritual; how humoral theories of illness etiology have informed anthropological research; and how interactions between ethonomedical and biomedical systems are transforming both systems