Tarahumara Medicine: Ethnobotany And Healing Among The Rar?Muri Of Mexico

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Tarahumara Medicine: Ethnobotany And Healing Among The Rar?Muri Of MexicoISBN13:9780806143620ISBN10:0806143622Author:Irigoyen-Rasc?n, Fructuoso (Author), Paredes, Alfonso (Contribution by)Description: The Tarahumara, One Of North America's Oldest Surviving Aboriginal Groups, Call Themselves Rar Muri, Meaning Nimble Feet--And Though They Live In Relative Isolation In Chihuahua, Mexico, Their Agility In Long-Distance Running Is Famous Worldwide Tarahumara Medicine Is The First In-Depth Look Into The Culture That Sustains The Great Runners Having Spent A Decade In Tarahumara Communities, Initially As A Medical Student And Eventually As A Physician And Cultural Observer, Author Fructuoso Irigoyen-Rasc N Is Uniquely Qualified As A Guide To The Rar Muri's Approach To Medicine And Healing In Developing Their Healing Practices, The Tarahumaras Interlaced Religious Lore, Magic, And Careful Observations Of Nature Irigoyen-Rasc N Thoroughly Situates Readers In The Rar Muri's Environment, Describing Not Only Their Health And Nutrition But Also The Mountains And Rivers Surrounding Them And Key Aspects Of Their Culture, From Long-Distance Kick-Ball Races To Corn Beer Celebrations And Religious Dances He Describes The Tarahumaras' Curing Ceremonies, Including Their Ritual Use Of Peyote, And Provides A Comprehensive Description Of Tarahumara Traditional Herbal Remedies, Including Their Botanical Characteristics, Attributed Effects, And Uses To Show What These Practices--And The Underlying Concepts Of Health And Disease--Might Mean To The Rar Muri And To The Observer, Irigoyen-Rasc N Explores His Subject From Both An Outsider And An Insider (Indigenous) Perspective Through His Balanced Approach, Irigoyen-Rasc N Brings To Light Relationships Between The Rar Muri Healing System And Conventional Medicine, And Adds Significantly To Our Knowledge Of Indigenous American Therapeutic Practices As The Most Complete Account Of Tarahumara Culture Ever Written, Tarahumara Medicine Grants Readers Access To A World Rarely Seen--At Once Richly Different From And Inextricably Connected With The Ideas And Practices Of Western Medicine Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:UNIV OF OKLAHOMA PRPublication Date:2016-10-17Weight:1.2 lbsDimensions:1'' H x 8.8'' L x 6'' WNumber of Pages:416Language:English

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