Paisajes curativos dominicanos como expresión de la memoria cultural: una reflexión sobre sus rizomas
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Healing landscapes
cultural memory
medicinal cultures
cultural heritage
indigenous ancestors
paisajes curativos
memoria cultural
culturas medicinales
herencia cultural
ancestros indígenas
cultural memory
medicinal cultures
cultural heritage
indigenous ancestors
paisajes curativos
memoria cultural
culturas medicinales
herencia cultural
ancestros indígenas
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Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC)
Este artículo expone algunas de las principales ideas recogidas a través del estudio de las prácticas actuales de sanación en Cuba y República Dominicana y sus antecedentes históricos.1 El estudio sitúa la importancia de la continuidad de prácticas curativas dentro del rico simbolismo del paisaje y explora el concepto de memoria cultural por su potencial para complementar y vincular los datos sobre las historias medicinales, las profundas transformaciones demográficas y los paisajes curativos después la conquista europea. El análisis se desarrolla, esencialmente, a través de datos obtenidos por trabajos de campo etnográficos llevados a cabo en regiones de ambas islas, complementados por información recopiladas de fuentes históricas. En este artículo su enfoque resalta las problemáticas cerca los estudios de las herencias cultuales indígenas en el contexto de prácticas curativas y aborda en general cómo la gente se relaciona con los ancestros indígenas hoy en República Dominicana.
This articles summarizes some of the insights gathered through the study on current healing practices in Cuba and Dominican Republic and their historical background.2 The study situates the continuous importance of the healing practices within the rich landscape symbolism. The concept of the cultural memory is explored for its potential of complementing data about medicinal histories and profound demographic and landscapes transformation which shaped the healing landscapes after the European conquest. The analysis is developed essentially through data obtained from ethnographic fieldwork carried out in regions of both islands combined with information retrieved from historical sources. In this article his approach highlights the issues surrounding the studies of indigenous heritage within the context of healing practices and addresses in general how people relate to indigenous ancestors today.
This articles summarizes some of the insights gathered through the study on current healing practices in Cuba and Dominican Republic and their historical background.2 The study situates the continuous importance of the healing practices within the rich landscape symbolism. The concept of the cultural memory is explored for its potential of complementing data about medicinal histories and profound demographic and landscapes transformation which shaped the healing landscapes after the European conquest. The analysis is developed essentially through data obtained from ethnographic fieldwork carried out in regions of both islands combined with information retrieved from historical sources. In this article his approach highlights the issues surrounding the studies of indigenous heritage within the context of healing practices and addresses in general how people relate to indigenous ancestors today.
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Science and Society; Vol. 44 No. 4 (2019): Science and Society ; 51-68
Ciencia y Sociedad; Vol. 44 Núm. 4 (2019): Ciencia y Sociedad; 51-68
2613-8751
0378-7680
10.22206/cys.2019.v44i4
Ciencia y Sociedad; Vol. 44 Núm. 4 (2019): Ciencia y Sociedad; 51-68
2613-8751
0378-7680
10.22206/cys.2019.v44i4