Medical Pluralism in the Andes

by Koss-Chioino, Joan; Leatherman, Thomas; Greenway, Christine

• ISBN13: 9780203222515
• ISBN10: 0203222512
• Copyright: 2004-01-14
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

Medical Pluralism in the Andes is the first major collection of anthropological approaches to health in the Andes for over twenty years. Capturing the intricacies of health practice within the context of Andean social history, cultural tradition, community and folklore, this is a remarkable and intimate chronicle of Andean culture and everyday life, which will appeal across a wide range of readers, from professional anthropologists to those interested in alternative medicines.

Table of Contents

Foreword

June Nash List of Contributors

Preface

Introduction: Andean Medical Studies and the Contribution of

The Andean Context

Ethnography and the Person: A Reflection on Libbet Crandon's Andean Fieldwork

Changing Times, Changing Symptoms: The Effects of Modernization on Mestizo Medicine in Rural Bolivia

Contributions to a Critical Analysis of Medical Pluralism: An Examination of the Work of

Choices, Changing Times and Medical Pluralism Introduction

Setting it Straight in the Andes: Musculoskeletal Distress and the Role of the Componedor

Healing Soul Loss: The Negotiation of Identity in Peru

Healers as Entrepreneurs: Constructing an Image of Legitimized Potency in Urban Ecuador

Andean Bodies - Metaphors and Medicine Introduction

Ethnomedicine and Enculturation in the Andes of Ecuador

Food, Health and Identity in a Rural Andean Community

Sucking Blood or Snatching Fat: Chaga's Disease in Bolivia

Gender, Power and Health Introduction

Why Sobreparto?: Women's Health, Work and Reproduction in Two Districts of Southern Peru

Illness Management, Social Alliance and Cultural Identity in Quito Ecuador

Anthropology and Shamanism: Image and Practice in Peru

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