Tradition, improvisation and modernity in Yucatecan Mayan shamanism: The suhuy art of Juan Cob, h-men of Yaxcabá
Through the history of a Yucatecan Mayan shaman (h-men), this article analyzes the changes and continuities in Yucatecan shamanism and, more specifically, in one of its main functions: tsak, healing. The results presented here are part of fieldwork carried out over 40 years, from 1976 to 2016. The a...
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Instituto de Salud Colectiva, Universidad Nacional de Lanús
2017-10-01
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| Series: | Salud Colectiva |
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| Online Access: | http://revistas.unla.edu.ar/saludcolectiva/article/view/1077 |