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Tradition, improvisation and modernity in Yucatecan Mayan shamanism: The suhuy art of Juan Cob, h-men of Yaxcabá .

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Abstract
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Through the history of a Yucatecan Mayan shaman (h-men), this article analyzes the changes and continuities in Yucatecan shamanism and, more specifically, in one of its main functions: tsak, healing. The results presented here are part of fieldwork carried out over 40 years, from 1976 to 2016. The author lives in a community in central Yucatán (Tabi, Sotuta) and has carried out a number of research studies on Yucatecan shamanism in communities in the Mexican states of Yucatán, Campeche and Quintana Roo. Juan Cob, h-men of Yaxcabá, is not only an informant but also the author's friend and neighbor, with whom he has created a number of films.

Year of Publication
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1969
Journal
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Salud colectiva
Volume
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13
Issue
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3
Number of Pages
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429-442
Date Published
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1969
ISSN Number
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1669-2381
URL
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http://www.scielosp.org//scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1851-82652017000300429&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en
DOI
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10.18294/sc.2017.1077
Short Title
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Salud Colect
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