Integrative Aspects of Folk and Western Medicine among the Urban Poor of Oaxaca
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2581783 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cheleen Mahar Higgins (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1975 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 31 |
| Publication date | 1975-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthropological Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-5491 • E-ISSN: 1534-1518 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3316855 |
| OpenAlex | W2317787774 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
It has been recognized that in Mesoamerica there exist two functioning systems of medicine: traditional folk medicine and Western medicine. Unlike analyses which stress the differences between the two systems, this paper focuses on their integrative aspects. It analyzes the conceptual model which the residents of an urban poor colonia use for recognizing and diagnosing states of illness, and shows that the distinction between Western and folk illness is made only at the point of treatment
Geography · Sociology · Traditional medicine · Anthropology · Culinary Culture and Tourism · History · Latin American history and culture · Medicine
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| Citations per year | 0.19 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1979 - 2020 (42) |
| Highly cited | No |