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Traditional Medicine (TMSem 310) |
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Faculty Leslie Korn, Ph.D., M.P.H., MA, Doña Alisia Rodriquez Arriasa |
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Cost: Off Season Rate: $1,375.00 (USD) May - Oct Season Rates: $1,575.00 (USD) Nov - April Where: Casa Xipe Totec, Yelapa, Mexico |
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For the North American Indians, "medicine" is defined as an object or ceremony to balance natural and magical forces. In México this tradition has reached a dramatic level of perfection. This seminar provides a comprehensive overview of the healing arts and sciences of Fourth World Nations. Presentations integrate lectures, discussion, methods and fieldwork embracing the evolution of medical systems flowing from an intimate relationship between human beings and the earth. Participants explore systems of pre-Christian medicine in Europe, Ayurvedic medicine of southern Asia, medicines of Africa and of the Western Hemisphere, including the Yupik, Cowlitz, and Miskito.
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Presenters and participants engage practical experiences in healing. The Seminar reveals powerful techniques drawing upon ancient healing practices from the four corners of the world and from diverse academic/clinical disciplines. Some of these include Ethnomedicine and Ethnobotany, Medical Anthropology, Medical Humanities, Behavioral Medicine, Gender Studies, Public Health, Psychology, Fourth World Studies and the integrative approaches of Naturopathy, Subtle Energy Medicine and Somatic therapies. Village herbalists and elders present their work on curanderismo, the syncretic system of Mexican traditional medicine that integrates indigenous medical and spiritual systems with Christian traditions. | |
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We will also discuss the socio-political context of practice in the world today including the work of NGO’s, the World Health Organization directives on traditional medicine. We also consider the CWIS Womens’ Traditional Medicine Working Group, an international group of women chaired by Dr. Leslie Korn, working to preserve, promote and define policy about traditional medical practices. In preparation for the seminar we ask participants to begin research on their own culture’s health and healing traditions. During the seminar we will explore and expand upon these traditions to illumine optimal approaches to personal and community health today.
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