The role of astronomy and the calendar in the conceptions of health and disease among the Mayans of Yucatan. From colonial to contemporary

Authors

  • Orlando Josué Casares Contreras National Institute of Anthropology and History http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5306-2473
  • José Marcial Gamboa Cetina Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia

Keywords:

Ritual of the Bacabs, frenesi tancas illness

Abstract

The article examines the calendrical and astronomical elements used to diagnose and cure the diseases reported by the Bacabes Ritual and Chilam Balam’s books concluding that some of them, especially numerical notions, have been preserved currently rain rituals as the Cha Chaak ceremonies.

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Author Biographies

Orlando Josué Casares Contreras, National Institute of Anthropology and History

National Institute of Anthropology and History

José Marcial Gamboa Cetina, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia

Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia

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Published

2020-12-19

How to Cite

The role of astronomy and the calendar in the conceptions of health and disease among the Mayans of Yucatan. From colonial to contemporary. (2020). Ciencias Espaciales, 13(2), 21-31. https://doi.org/10.5377/ce.v13i2.11259

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 2 (2020)

Section

Archaeoastronomy and Cultural Astronomy

How to Cite

The role of astronomy and the calendar in the conceptions of health and disease among the Mayans of Yucatan. From colonial to contemporary. (2020). Ciencias Espaciales, 13(2), 21-31. https://doi.org/10.5377/ce.v13i2.11259