Teenek healers: Therapeutic diversity in Huehuetlán localities

My work in visual ethnography illustrates the therapeutic diversity of the Teenek healers of the Huasteca Potosina, specifically from the community of Huehuetlán. The healers or Dhitom are responsible for protecting and healing the body, house, cultivation plots or sacred spaces against disease, wit...

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Autor: Flores Magón, David
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN
Repositorio:Antrópica. Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades
Idioma:español
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Acceso en línea:https://antropica.com.mx/ojs2/index.php/AntropicaRCSH/article/view/138
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Antropología
fotografía
etnografía
representación visual
Fotografía étnica
Anthropology
photography
ethnography
visual representation
ethnic photography
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Sumario:My work in visual ethnography illustrates the therapeutic diversity of the Teenek healers of the Huasteca Potosina, specifically from the community of Huehuetlán. The healers or Dhitom are responsible for protecting and healing the body, house, cultivation plots or sacred spaces against disease, witchcraft or envy. The images show portraits of healers on their altars, diagnostic tools, ritual actions and the community context.