Julio Tello as a medical anthropologist: assessing the antiquity of syphilis in ancient Peru

Julio Tello as a medical anthropologist: assessing the antiquity of syphilis in ancient Peru

Abstract This paper explores the methods used by Julio Tello to address the antiquity of syphilis in ancient Peru, examining his thesis La antigüedad de la sífilis en el antiguo Perú to understand the logic behind the procedures he used to test his hypothesis. The contention presented here is that d...

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Main Author: Christian Mesía-Montenegro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Casa de Oswaldo Cruz
Series:História, Ciências, Saúde: Manguinhos
Subjects:
sífilis
arqueología
Perú
antropología médica
Andes
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-59702018000200541&lng=en&tlng=en
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spelling doaj-67ab8a03b9da4bde8e27e14ce81b66d82020-11-24T22:10:29ZengFundação Oswaldo Cruz, Casa de Oswaldo CruzHistória, Ciências, Saúde: Manguinhos1678-475825254155210.1590/s0104-59702018000200013S0104-59702018000200541Julio Tello as a medical anthropologist: assessing the antiquity of syphilis in ancient PeruChristian Mesía-MontenegroAbstract This paper explores the methods used by Julio Tello to address the antiquity of syphilis in ancient Peru, examining his thesis La antigüedad de la sífilis en el antiguo Perú to understand the logic behind the procedures he used to test his hypothesis. The contention presented here is that despite being a medical thesis, his text can actually be considered an exploration of the origins of syphilis using a truly anthropological method, making Tello a pioneer in the subfield of medical anthropology in the Andes.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-59702018000200541&lng=en&tlng=ensífilisarqueologíaPerúantropología médicaAndes
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Julio Tello as a medical anthropologist: assessing the antiquity of syphilis in ancient Peru
História, Ciências, Saúde: Manguinhos
sífilis
arqueología
Perú
antropología médica
Andes
author_facet Christian Mesía-Montenegro
author_sort Christian Mesía-Montenegro
title Julio Tello as a medical anthropologist: assessing the antiquity of syphilis in ancient Peru
title_short Julio Tello as a medical anthropologist: assessing the antiquity of syphilis in ancient Peru
title_full Julio Tello as a medical anthropologist: assessing the antiquity of syphilis in ancient Peru
title_fullStr Julio Tello as a medical anthropologist: assessing the antiquity of syphilis in ancient Peru
title_full_unstemmed Julio Tello as a medical anthropologist: assessing the antiquity of syphilis in ancient Peru
title_sort julio tello as a medical anthropologist: assessing the antiquity of syphilis in ancient peru
publisher Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Casa de Oswaldo Cruz
series História, Ciências, Saúde: Manguinhos
issn 1678-4758
description Abstract This paper explores the methods used by Julio Tello to address the antiquity of syphilis in ancient Peru, examining his thesis La antigüedad de la sífilis en el antiguo Perú to understand the logic behind the procedures he used to test his hypothesis. The contention presented here is that despite being a medical thesis, his text can actually be considered an exploration of the origins of syphilis using a truly anthropological method, making Tello a pioneer in the subfield of medical anthropology in the Andes.
topic sífilis
arqueología
Perú
antropología médica
Andes
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