essay

The hot-cold wet-dry syndrome among the Quiche of Joyabaj: two alternative cognitive models

Cognitive studies of southern Mesoamerica, editor on the field, Helen L. Neuenswander, consultant editor, Dean E. Arnold • Dallas, Tex. • Published In 1977 • Pages: 94-125

By: Neuenswander, Helen L., Souder, Shirley D..

Abstract
This is a study of Quiché ethnomedicine. The Quiche see the world, including human physiology, in terms of hot and cold. Good health requires balancing the two, and illness is diagnosed in terms of a preponderance of one or the other. "Hot" and "cold" foods are used to maintain health and in medical treatments.
Subjects
Morbidity
Diet
Preventive medicine
Theory of disease
Medical therapy
Cosmology
culture
Quiché Maya
Region
Middle America and the Caribbean
Sub Region
Maya Area
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Medical Personnel
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Ian Skoggard; 2021
Field Date
not specified
Coverage Date
1967-1976
Coverage Place
Joyabaj, Quiché, Guatemala
Notes
Helen L. Neuenswander and Shirley D. Souder
Includes bibliographical references (p. 124-125)
LCCN
77080015
LCSH
Quiché Indians