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When the traditional meets the modern, nowhere is the impact felt as personally as in the realm of health care. Because practitioners trained in Western science tend to ignore traditional medicine in developing countries, conflict is inevitable.Health Care in Maya Guatemala examines medical systems and institutions in three K’iche’ Maya communities to reveal the conflicts between indigenous medical care and the Guatemalan biomedical system. The editors and contributors show how people in this rapidly modernizing society think about traditional practices—and reveal that health conditions in traditional communities deteriorate over time as long-standing medical practices erode in the face of Western encroachment.The contributors first consider cultural, institutional, and behavioral aspects of health care in Guatemala. Then they look closely at the nature and treatment of specific health issues, such as dentistry and mental health—especially depression. Finally they provide new insight on midwifery, nutrition, ethnomedicine, and other topics.As a whole, the volume proposes steps toward a health care system more accessible to Mayas, incorporating K’iche’ concepts with Western thought.

Who reads Health Care in Maya Guatemala : Confronting Medical Pluralism in a Developing Country?

Author

Walter Randolph Adams, John Palmer Hawkins

Publisher

University of Oklahoma Press

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780806182735

Category

history

Subjects

Health & Fitness, Medical, Social Science

Rating

4.6 / 5 (7 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14