Huber is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the College of Charleston.
Sandstrom is Professor of Anthropology at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne.

Foreword by Bernard Ortiz de Montellano
1980

Introduction by Brad R Huber


Central and North Mexican Shamans


A Comparative Analysis of Southern Mexican


Mistress of L0 Espiritual


Recruitment Training and Practice of Indigenous


Maya Midwives of Southern Mexico


Chapter9 Relations between Government Health Workers


Mesoamerican Bonesetters


Mexican Physicians Nurses and Social Workers


Glossary


Contributors to the Volume

Since the literature on indigenous medicine in Mexico and Guatemala is rich but dispersed, this volume's value lies precisely in the comprehensive, authoritative, and updated coverage by the 14 contributing authors and the excellent bibliography. (Choice)

The book.... is an excellent textbook for broadening the scope of, for example, classes in ethnobotany and ethnopharmacy. At the same time, it is of course a very useful resource for anyone interested in medical anthropology. (Journal of Ethnopharmacology)

This is an important book because there has been a need for an authoritative survey of medical practices in Mesoamerica. This has been an active research area, with widely dispersed reports, and this synthesis will fill a definite need. . . . The various authors are the recognized authorities in their field. (Bernard Ortiz de Montellano, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, Wayne State University)