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Medical Ethnobiology of the Highland Maya of Chiapas, Mexico : The Gastrointestinal Diseases /

Whereas most previous work on Maya healing has focused on ritual and symbolism, this book presents evidence that confirms the scientific foundations of traditional Maya medicine. Data drawn from analysis of the medical practices of two Mayan-speaking peoples, the Tzeltal and Tzotzil, reveal that the...

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Auteurs principaux: Berlin, Elois Ann, 1937- (Auteur), Berlin, Brent (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Lozoya L., Xavier (Lozoya Legorreta) (Collaborateur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1996.
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Résumé:Whereas most previous work on Maya healing has focused on ritual and symbolism, this book presents evidence that confirms the scientific foundations of traditional Maya medicine. Data drawn from analysis of the medical practices of two Mayan-speaking peoples, the Tzeltal and Tzotzil, reveal that they have developed a large number of herbal remedies based on a highly sophisticated understanding of the physiology and symptomatology of common diseases and on an in-depth knowledge of medicinal plants. Here Elois Ann Berlin and Brent Berlin, along with their many collaborators, provide detailed in.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (592 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781400872886