El temazcal mesoamericano: un modelo de adaptación cultural

In Mesoamerica the temazcal or steam bath was a traditional indigenous practice which was pursued after the conquest. A parallel can be drawn between what happened in Mesoamerica with the temazcal and what happened in Spain with public baths. This practice in Spain was limited in the sixteenth centu...

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Autor principal:	María José Ruiz Somavilla
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Publicado:	Centre de Recherches sur les Mondes Américains 2011
Materias:	early modern hygiene public baths temazcal transculturation Anthropology GN1-890 Latin America. Spanish America F1201-3799
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:cb191045ad85440d837c3766095f920b2021-12-02T10:39:11ZEl temazcal mesoamericano: un modelo de adaptación cultural1626-025210.4000/nuevomundo.62198https://doaj.org/article/cb191045ad85440d837c3766095f920b2011-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://journals.openedition.org/nuevomundo/62198https://doaj.org/toc/1626-0252In Mesoamerica the temazcal or steam bath was a traditional indigenous practice which was pursued after the conquest. A parallel can be drawn between what happened in Mesoamerica with the temazcal and what happened in Spain with public baths. This practice in Spain was limited in the sixteenth century to the Moorish population. The aim of this paper is to analyze the shift of the temazcal to the New Hispanic culture by comparing and contrasting the sociocultural contexts in Mesoamerica and in Spain. In Mesoamerica, unlike what happened in Spain, after various attempts to prevent its use, the temazcal became an integral part of the colonial culture and medical knowledge. It was assimilated from the foundations of the Galenic doctrine. This integration was possible by the communication between those who defended galenism and the indigenous population, facilitating the development of mechanisms of resistance and adaptation.María José Ruiz SomavillaCentre de Recherches sur les Mondes Américainsarticleearly modernhygienepublic bathstemazcaltransculturationAnthropologyGN1-890Latin America. Spanish AmericaF1201-3799ENFRPTNuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos (2011)
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description	In Mesoamerica the temazcal or steam bath was a traditional indigenous practice which was pursued after the conquest. A parallel can be drawn between what happened in Mesoamerica with the temazcal and what happened in Spain with public baths. This practice in Spain was limited in the sixteenth century to the Moorish population. The aim of this paper is to analyze the shift of the temazcal to the New Hispanic culture by comparing and contrasting the sociocultural contexts in Mesoamerica and in Spain. In Mesoamerica, unlike what happened in Spain, after various attempts to prevent its use, the temazcal became an integral part of the colonial culture and medical knowledge. It was assimilated from the foundations of the Galenic doctrine. This integration was possible by the communication between those who defended galenism and the indigenous population, facilitating the development of mechanisms of resistance and adaptation.
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title	El temazcal mesoamericano: un modelo de adaptación cultural
title_short	El temazcal mesoamericano: un modelo de adaptación cultural
title_full	El temazcal mesoamericano: un modelo de adaptación cultural
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El temazcal mesoamericano: un modelo de adaptación cultural

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