Medical Pluralism in the Andes is the first major collection of anthropological approaches to health in the Andes for over twenty years. Written in tribute to Libbet Crandon Malamuds pioneering work on Andean medicine, this readable, extensively illustrated and instructive book reflects the diversity of approaches in medical anthropology that have evolved during the past two decades. Capturing the intricacies of health practice within the context of Andean social history, cultural tradition, community and folklore, this is a remarkable and intimate chronicle of Andean culture and...

This volume is a collection of anthropological approaches to health in the Andes. Written in tribute to Libbet Crandon Malamud's pioneering work on Andean medicine, this illustrated title reflects the diversity of approaches in medical anthropology that have evolved since the 1980s. The 13 essays from leading experts cover subject areas including gender, ethnicity and health, folk illnesses and remedies, nutrition, alternative therapies and healers, and the influence of superstition on local medicine. Almost all previously unpublished, and reliant on extensive individual fieldwork, they offer...