Maya bonesetters : manual healers in a changing Guatemala /
The book discusses traditional Maya bonesetting, situating it in a global context, examining its approaches (both empirical and spiritual) and considering some of the pragmatic choices such bonesetters make with respect to biomedicine.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Austin :
University of Texas Press,
[2020].
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | The book discusses traditional Maya bonesetting, situating it in a global context, examining its approaches (both empirical and spiritual) and considering some of the pragmatic choices such bonesetters make with respect to biomedicine. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 241 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781477320297 1477320296 9781477320280 1477320288 |