A Decade After Guatemala's Agreement on Identity and Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Mayan-Tz’utujil Women's Views on Health, Healing, and Disease
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15218388 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alicia Giralt (Weber State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 440-456 |
| Publication date | 2012-04-12 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Care For Women International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07399332.2011.610538 |
| PMID | 22497328 |
| OpenAlex | W2045357858 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 9 |
Mayan women have been called "guardians of life and ancestral culture." As such, one of their main responsibilities is the health of those in their care. Mothers are the ones who, as soon as a child, husband, or older relative falls sick, assess the symptoms and decide how to proceed. Although Mayan-Tz'utujil healing practices have been the subject of study on numerous occasions, the literature lacks women's views on health, healing, and disease. In this study I present those views within the framework of postcolonial studies, reflecting on the changes in Guatemala's national health policy
Disease · Health care · Identity (music · Indigenous · Political science · Sociology · Subject (documents · Gender Studies · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Law · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma
| Citations per year | 0.18 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2016 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |