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An Imperative to Cure: Principles and Practice of Q'eqchi' Maya Medicine in Beli

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Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
ISBN-13
9780826361738
Book Title
An Imperative to Cure
ISBN
9780826361738

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
ISBN-10
0826361730
ISBN-13
9780826361738
eBay Product ID (ePID)
23050088747

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
288 Pages
Publication Name
Imperative to Cure : Principles and Practice of Q'eqchi' Maya Medicine in Belize
Language
English
Subject
Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
Publication Year
2020
Type
Textbook
Author
James B. Waldram
Subject Area
Social Science, History
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
17 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2020-015343
TitleLeading
An
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"(An Imperative to Cure) is a book rich in detail and analysis that provides a comprehensive description of these Maya practitioners' medical work and world view."--Choice
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
615.8808997423
Table Of Content
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Prologue: A Ten-Minute Break Chapter One. Empiricism, Materialism, and Indigenous Medicine Chapter Two. Maya Medicine, Medical Ethnography, and the Research Context Chapter Three. General Principles of Q'eqchi' Medicine Chapter Four. Sickness and Nosology Chapter Five. The Diagnostic Process Chapter Six. The Clinical Context of Treatment Chapter Seven. Principle and Practice in Q'eqchi' Medicine Afterword 2020 Glossary Notes References Cited Index
Synopsis
James B. Waldram's groundbreaking study, An Imperative to Cure: Principles and Practice of Q'eqchi' Maya Medicine in Belize , explores how our understanding of Indigenous therapeutics changes if we view them as forms of "medicine" instead of "healing." Bringing an innovative methodological approach based on fifteen years of ethnographic research, Waldram argues that Q'eqchi' medical practitioners access an extensive body of empirical knowledge and personal clinical experience to diagnose, treat, and cure patients according to a coherent ontology and set of therapeutic principles. Not content to leave the elements of Q'eqchi' cosmovision to the realm of the imaginary and beyond human reach, Q'eqchi' practitioners conceptualize the world as essentially material and meta/material, consisting of complex but knowable forces that impact health and well-being in real and meaningful ways--forces with which Q'eqchi' practitioners must engage to cure their patients., James B. Waldram's groundbreaking study, An Imperative to Cure: Principles and Practice of Q'eqchi' Maya Medicine in Belize, explores how our understanding of Indigenous therapeutics changes if we view them as forms of "medicine" instead of "healing.", James B. Waldram's groundbreaking study, An Imperative to Cure: Principles and Practice of Q'eqchi' Maya Medicine in Belize , explores how our understanding of Indigenous therapeutics changes if we view them as forms of medicine instead of healing.
LC Classification Number
F1465.2.K5W34 2020

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