Religion, Health and Gender in the Community of El Duraznal

El Duraznal is a Tsotsil community that belongs to the municipality of San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas. This community is made up of people who were expelled from their places of origin (Chamula & Zinacantim) for religious reasons. The first settlers arrived in El Duraznal in 1988, attracted...

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Published inEspiral (Guadalajara, Mexico) Vol. 14; no. 41; pp. 141 - 167
Main Author Ballinas Aquino, Maria Luisa
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published 01.01.2008
Subjects
Agriculture
Chiapas
Land
Religions
Religious Conversion
Settlers
Sex Differences
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Summary:El Duraznal is a Tsotsil community that belongs to the municipality of San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas. This community is made up of people who were expelled from their places of origin (Chamula & Zinacantim) for religious reasons. The first settlers arrived in El Duraznal in 1988, attracted by the availability of land & of residual waters for agricultural use. In this context, the changes in perception & practices or behaviors that arose with religious conversion, as well as the influence that religion has had on the construction of meanings concerning the health-illness issue were analyzed from the dimension of gender. References. Adapted from the source document.
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ISSN:1665-0565