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Title
Indigenous concepts of health and healing in Andean populations
Other Titles (e.g. Variant)
Understanding the relevance of traditional medicine in a changing world
Type
Text
Monograph
Multimedia
Contribution
Currie, Elizabeth J. (Author)
Schofield, A. J. (Arthur John), 1962- (Author)
Subject
MEDICINE (Project)
Indians of South America--Medicine--Andes Region (LCSH)
Indians of South America--Health and hygiene--Andes Region (LCSH)
Traditional medicine--Andes Region (LCSH)
Cultural property--Andes Region (LCSH)
Traditional medicine--Ecuador (LCSH)
Cultural property--Ecuador (LCSH)
Language
English
Geographic Coverage
Classification
LCC: F2230.1.M4 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)
DDC: 363.6/9098 full (Assigner: dlc)(Source: 23/eng/20240516)
Supplementary Content
bibliography
index
Content
text
Summary
"This book uses archaeology and ethnohistory to explore the evidence for the survival of ancestral beliefs and practices related to health and healing in Indigenous Andean communities. The authors argue that through determining the nature of the survival of beliefs around health and healing important insights are gained into how people develop adaptive strategies for survival, not just existing, but in a way that allows a continuity of identity and integrity. The book works through various stages of research to arrive at its conclusions. Firstly, through archaeology and ethnohistory it establishes a 'baseline' of key ancestral (pre-European) Indigenous Andean beliefs related to health, illness and healing. It then proceeds to review the evidence for the survival of these ancestral beliefs and practices related to Indigenous pre-European Andean epistemologies and ontologies. Analysing the results of the first two sections the final part reflects on the narratives around ancestral beliefs and practices and how they influence lived experience in the contemporary world. In essence, this book deals with the question "How do people manage change?" a universal question relevant to humanity at any time and stresses the need to recognise the significance of cultural diversity, intangible heritage and plurality. This interdisciplinary study is for researchers in ethnohistory, anthropology, medical anthropology, archaeology, history, heritage and Indigenous studies"-- Provided by publisher.
Table Of Contents
Background, Aims, Approaches and Methodology
The Study Area. Demographics and Health Indicators
Healing Cosmology and Traditions in the Northern Andes
Survey Results
Indigenous Identity and Historical Consciousness
The Evolution of Indigenous Identity and 'Empowerment' in Ecuador
Building the Bridge. A Discussion of the Evidence
Modelling Health Beliefs in Traditional Populations. Culturally Integrative Models of Care Provision : The Study Region
The Tale of Juana Icha : A Trial by Three Models. The Psychological Impact of Evangelisation
From Bridge to Policy and Practice Guidance
Some Final Thoughts on Heritage Discourses.
Authorized Access Point
Currie, Elizabeth J. Indigenous concepts of health and healing in Andean populations
Admin Metadata
Generation Process: DLC marc2bibframe2 v2.5.0
Status: changed
Encoding Level: prepublication
Identified By: bf:Local, 23713863
Change Date: 2024-05-30T18:54:42
Creation Date: 2024-05-10
Description Language: English
Description Authentication: Program for Cooperative Cataloging
Assigner: United States, Library of Congress