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The Tarahumara, known as Rarámuri or “nimble feet,” are one of North America’s oldest aboriginal groups, famed for their long-distance running. This work offers an in-depth exploration of the culture that supports these remarkable athletes. Author Fructuoso Irigoyen-Rascón, who spent a decade in Tarahumara communities as a medical student and later as a physician, provides unique insights into their medicinal practices. The Tarahumara’s healing methods blend religious beliefs, magic, and keen observations of nature. Irigoyen-Rascón immerses readers in the Rarámuri environment, detailing their health, nutrition, and the natural landscape, alongside cultural elements like kick-ball races, corn beer festivities, and religious dances. He discusses their curing ceremonies, including the ritual use of peyote, and offers a thorough account of traditional herbal remedies, covering their botanical traits, effects, and applications. By examining the Rarámuri’s health concepts from both outsider and insider perspectives, Irigoyen-Rascón highlights the connections between their healing practices and conventional medicine, enriching our understanding of indigenous American therapeutic traditions. This comprehensive account reveals a culture that is both distinct and interconnected with Western medical ideas.
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Tarahumara Medicine, Fructuoso Irigoyen-Rascón, Alfonso Paredes
- Lingua
- Pubblicato
- 2015
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- Titolo
- Tarahumara Medicine
- Sottotitolo
- Ethnobotany and Healing among the Rarámuri of Mexico
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Editore
- University of Oklahoma Press
- Pubblicato
- 2015
- Formato
- Copertina rigida
- Pagine
- 416
- ISBN10
- 0806148284
- ISBN13
- 9780806148281
- Serie
- Valutazione
- 4 su 5
- Descrizione
- The Tarahumara, known as Rarámuri or “nimble feet,” are one of North America’s oldest aboriginal groups, famed for their long-distance running. This work offers an in-depth exploration of the culture that supports these remarkable athletes. Author Fructuoso Irigoyen-Rascón, who spent a decade in Tarahumara communities as a medical student and later as a physician, provides unique insights into their medicinal practices. The Tarahumara’s healing methods blend religious beliefs, magic, and keen observations of nature. Irigoyen-Rascón immerses readers in the Rarámuri environment, detailing their health, nutrition, and the natural landscape, alongside cultural elements like kick-ball races, corn beer festivities, and religious dances. He discusses their curing ceremonies, including the ritual use of peyote, and offers a thorough account of traditional herbal remedies, covering their botanical traits, effects, and applications. By examining the Rarámuri’s health concepts from both outsider and insider perspectives, Irigoyen-Rascón highlights the connections between their healing practices and conventional medicine, enriching our understanding of indigenous American therapeutic traditions. This comprehensive account reveals a culture that is both distinct and interconnected with Western medical ideas.