ABSTRACT
Medical Pluralism in the Andes is the first major collection of anthropological approaches to health in the Andes for over twenty years. Written in tribute to Libbet Crandon Malamuds pioneering work on Andean medicine, this readable, extensively illustrated and instructive book reflects the diversity of approaches in medical anthropology that have evolved during the past two decades. Capturing the intricacies of health practice within the context of Andean social history, cultural tradition, community and folklore, this is a remarkable and intimate chronicle of Andean culture and everyday life, which will appeal across a wide range of readers, from professional anthropologists to those interested in alternative medicines.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |60 pages
Introduction: Andean medical studies and the contribution of Libbet Crandon-Malamud
chapter |15 pages
Changing times and changing symptoms
chapter |19 pages
Contributions to a critical analysis of medical pluralism
part |68 pages
Choices, changing times, and medical pluralism
chapter |29 pages
Setting it straight in the Andes
chapter |22 pages
Healers as entrepreneurs
part |59 pages
Andean bodies: metaphors and medicine
part |61 pages
Gender, power, and health