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This paper discusses the idea of disease in the native culture of the Kamaiurá, in which the idea of being healthy means necessarily being able of moving around, working – being alive means being healthy, free from something exterior that can cause harm to the body.
 
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Main Author: Carmen Junqueira
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Ciências e Letras de Araraquara 2007-05-01
Series:Estudos de Sociologia
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Online Access:http://seer.fclar.unesp.br/estudos/article/view/177
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Summary:This paper discusses the idea of disease in the native culture of the Kamaiurá, in which the idea of being healthy means necessarily being able of moving around, working – being alive means being healthy, free from something exterior that can cause harm to the body.
 
 <b>Keywords:</b> Diseases. Health. Culture. Nature. Life. Soul. Spirit. O texto discute a noção de doença na cultura indígena Kamaiurá, onde a idéia de saúde vincula-se estreitamente à qualidade de poder se movimentar, trabalhar – estar vivo é estar com saúde, livre de algo exterior que venha causar distúrbio no organismo.
 
 <b>Palavras-chave:</b> Doenças. Saúde. Cultura. Natureza. Vida. Alma. Espírito.
ISSN:1414-0144
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