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Foreword | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Introduction | |
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Curers and Their Cures in Colonial New Spain and Guatemala: The Spanish Component | |
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Curanderismo in Mexico and Guatemala: Its Historical Evolution from the Sixteenth to the Nineteenth Century | |
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Central and North Mexican Shamans | |
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A Comparative Analysis of Southern Mexican and Guatemalan Shamans | |
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Mistress of Lo Espiritual | |
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Recruitment, Training, and Practice of Indigenous Midwives: From the Mexico-United States Border to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec | |
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Maya Midwives of Southern Mexico and Guatemala | |
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Relations between Government Health Workers and Traditional Midwives in Guatemala | |
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Mesoamerican Bonesetters | |
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Mexican Physicians, Nurses, and Social Workers | |
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Mesoamerican Healers and Medical Anthropology: Summary and Concluding Remarks | |
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Glossary | |
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References Cited | |
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Contributors to the Volume | |
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Index | |
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List of Tables | |
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List of Names of Indigenous Mesoamerican Groups | |
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Features of Cleaning and Sucking Treatments | |
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Sources Used for Regional Comparisons of Indigenous Midwives | |
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Geographic Distribution of Midwives and Other Birth Attendants | |
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Prenatal Activities of Indigenous Midwives | |
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Postpartum Activities in Indigenous Groups | |
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The Four Most Common Medical Specialties Combined with Midwifery | |
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Secular and Sacred Recruitment Paths of Hueyapan's Midwives | |
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Recruitment (Secular vs. Sacred) of Hueyapan's Midwives and Regular Collaboration | |
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Male Midwives, Husband, Children, and Male Curer Present at Birth | |
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Mean Age of Midwives in Indigenous Groups | |
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Presence of a Traditional Medical Organization among Indigenous Groups | |
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Traditional Medical Organization by Size of Population | |
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Communities, Language Groups, and Bibliographic Sources | |
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Demographic Characteristics of the Midwives | |
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Comparison between Selected Demographic Characteristics of Traditional Midwives and Government Health Care Providers | |
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Comparison between Traditional Midwives' and Health Services' Practices | |
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Relations between Traditional Midwives and Government Health Care Providers | |
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Recruitment and Training of Bonesetters by Linguistic Group | |
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Gender Distribution among Bonesetters by Linguistic Group | |
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Twentieth-Century Demographic Record for Mexico | |
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The Five Principal Ailments by Region | |
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Increase in Physicians and Paramedical Staff in Mexico, 1970 to 1995 | |
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Intake and Exit Figures for Male and Female Medical Students, 1986 to 1994 | |
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Increase of Nursing Profession in SSA, IMSS, and ISSTE, 1965 to 1995 | |
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Growth in the Number of Physicians in Mexico since 1980 | |
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Total Nurses and Auxiliary Nurses in SSA, IMSS, and ISSSTE in 1980 and 1996 | |
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Organizational Distribution of Physicians and Nurses in SSA, IMSS, IMSS-Solidaridad, and ISSSTE in 1993 | |
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Geographical Distribution of Population, Physicians, Nurses, and Paramedical Staff in Mexico in 1990 and 1993 | |
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Health Sector Infrastructure and Resources in Mexico and Mexico, D.F. | |
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Medical Service Indicators, 1995 | |
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List of Figures | |
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Western Mesoamerica | |
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Eastern Mesoamerica | |
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Locations of native cultures whose shamans are described in this chapter | |
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Altar of a Sierra Nahnu shaman | |
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Sierra Nahnu paper figure representing the animating force of the patient with companion spirit animals | |
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Mutilated paper figure found beside the graveyard in Tenango de Doria | |
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Health system structure and ideal referral patterns in Guatemala | |
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Percentage distribution of physicians in Mexico in 1990 | |