Medicina aymara

"In this collection of articles, each author takes a different perspective on Aymara medicine. Llanque focuses on the role of Aymara priests and curers in communicating with the beings that inhabit the three levels of the universe, and these individuals' functions in establishing control over the human community. Irarrázabal compares traditional Aymara and western 'scientific' medicine, suggesting new avenues for a complementary relationship between them. Mendoza explores nature of illnesses believed by the Aymara to be caused by spirits"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.