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Illness categories and action strategies in a Tarascan town

American ethnologist • 5 (1) • Published In 1978 • Pages: 81-97

By: Young, James Clay.

Abstract
This ethnomedical study covers terms, attributes, and beliefs regarding illness. Using cluster analysis, the author finds that illnesses are classified according to internal or external causes, the seriousness of disease, and the stage of life in which it occurs, with little of the hot-cold distinction typical of Mesoamerica.
Subjects
Organization and analysis of results of research
Morbidity
Theory of disease
Medical therapy
Cosmology
culture
Tarascans
HRAF PubDate
2024
Region
Middle America and the Caribbean
Sub Region
Central Mexico
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Ian Skoggard; 2023
Field Date
1975-1976
Coverage Date
1975-1976
Coverage Place
Pichátaro, Tingambato Municipality, Michoacán, Mexico
Notes
James C. Young
Includes bibliographical references (p. 96)
LCCN
74644326
LCSH
Tarasco Indians