Medical Traditions in Yucatan and Health Systems in Mexico

3 units

This course explores traditional Maya medicine in Yucatán, including its foundations, healing practices and its relationship to modern biomedicine. There are discussions of Maya knowledge and its relationships of power and resistance in relationship to Western systems, and their evolution from the Pre-Columbian era to the present. The course also engages the ways on how Maya medicine has influenced and shaped modern Mexican health systems in Mexico and the evolution of Maya medicine towards its current practices. PreReq. Enrollment in the Washington University Program in Yucatán. Prerequired language level: L38 202. Taught in English. Readings in English and Spanish.