Cultura médica de los arhuacos

Cultura médica de los arhuacos

Eduardo Barros Pinto

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UNIVERSIDAD DEL MAGDALENA
Año de edición:
2023
Materia
Antropología
ISBN:
9789587466355
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Este libro contiene un análisis antropológico sobre la cultura médica de los arhuacos, un «sistema de conocimientos ancestrales» que visibiliza la relación vital y simbólica entre el hombre y la naturaleza, relación que posibilitó la construcción de una «ciencia nativa», un corpus de conocimientos tradicionales que son considerados patrimonio biocultural de la humanidad. Los lectores, tanto los nuevos como los conocedores, encontrarán el papel de los arhuacos en la preservación de un conocimiento botánico y médico vigente no solo en su entorno inmediato sino con vigencia en la cultura popular de los pueblos mestizos de las partes bajas de la sierra. El texto, bellamente ilustrado, ofrece una interpretación simbólica de una cultura indígena cuya importancia ha servido para incluirla en el patrimonio biocultural de una región rica y siempre en amenazada. La concepción que de las plantas tienen los arhuacos es también un mito fecundo sobre el origen del reino vegetal. 10

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