Medical Pluralism in the Andes is the first major collection of anthropological approaches to health in the Andes for over twenty years. Written in tribute to Libbet Crandon Malamuds pioneering work on Andean medicine, this readable, extensively illustrated and instructive book reflects the diversity of approaches in medical anthropology that have evolved during the past two decades. Capturing the intricacies of health practice within the context of Andean social history, cultural tradition, community and folklore, this is a remarkable and intimate chronicle of Andean culture and everyday life, which will appeal across a wide range of readers, from professional anthropologists to those interested in alternative medicines.

Foreword June Nash List of Contributors Preface Introduction: Andean Medical Studies and the Contribution of Libbet Crandon-Malamud 1. The Andean Context Ann Miles and Tom Leatherman 2. Ethnography and the Person: A Reflection on Libbet Crandon's Andean Fieldwork Joan Koss-Chiono 3. Changing Times, Changing Symptoms: The Effects of Modernization on Mestizo Medicine in Rural Bolivia Libbet Crandon 4. Contributions to a Critical Analysis of Medical Pluralism: An Examination of the Work of Libbet Crandon-Malamud Hans Baer Section One: Choices, Changing Times and Medical Pluralism Introduction 5. Setting it Straight in the Andes: Musculoskeletal Distress and the Role of the Componedor Kathryn Oths 6. Healing Soul Loss: The Negotiation of Identity in Peru Christine Greenway 7. Healers as Entrepreneurs: Constructing an Image of Legitimized Potency in Urban Ecuador Ann Miles Section Two: Andean Bodies - Metaphors and Medicine Introduction 8. Ethnomedicine and Enculturation in the Andes of Ecuador Lauris McKee 9. Food, Health and Identity in a Rural Andean Community Margaret Graham 10. Sucking Blood or Snatching Fat: Chaga's Disease in Bolivia Joseph Bastien Section Three: Gender, Power and Health Introduction 11. Why Sobreparto?: Women's Health, Work and Reproduction in Two Districts of Southern Peru Ann Larme and Tom Leatherman 12. Illness Management, Social Alliance and Cultural Identity in Quito Ecuador Laurie Price 13. Anthropology and Shamanism: Image and Practice in Peru Bonnie Glass-Coffin