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Saraguros

Encyclopedia of medical anthropology : health and illness in the world's culturesNew YorkPublished In 2004 • Pages: 937-947

By: Finerman, Ruthbeth.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document presents a succinct culture summary of the Saraguro people who live in Loja Province in Ecuador's southern Andes. Major emphasis in the study is on illness, theories of illness, treatment of the sick, and life cycle events related to problems of health.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Morbidity
Mortality
Theory of disease
Pharmaceuticals
Medical therapy
Conception
Pregnancy
Childbirth
Infant care
Public health and sanitation
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Saraguro Quichua
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2010
RegionThe area the document pertains to
South America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Central Andes
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
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Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
John Beierle; 2010
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1500-2000
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Saraguro Region, Loja Province, Ecuador
NotesAdditional notes
Ruthbeth Finerman
Includes bibliographical references (p. 946-947)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
2003050644
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Quechua Indians