Vital warmth and well-being: Steambathing as household therapy among the Tzeltal and Tzotzil Maya of highland Chiapas, Mexico

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 785-795

  Groark, Kevin P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiapas; Ethnomedicine; Highland Maya; Humoral theory; Mexico; Steambath; Sweatbath; Tzeltal, Tzotzil

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; CULTURAL TRADITION; HEALTH CARE; INDIGENOUS POPULATION;

ANTHROPOLOGY; BLOOD; COLD; EMPIRICISM; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HEAT; HOME CARE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEXICO; MODEL; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; SAUNA; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; THINKING; WELLBEING;

CHIAPAS; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 20444428653     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.08.044     Document Type: Article

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