Melancholy in Novo-Hispanic Mexico. The Florilegio medicinal of Juan de Esteyneffer
The process of domination and Christianisation of the indigenous communities developed by the European monarchies had an important ally in the Society of Jesus. In this sense, the cure of souls was closely linked to the medical care provided to local communities. Juan de Esteyneffer's Florilegi...
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Grupo Prohistoria
2024
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| Acceso en línea: | https://ojs.rosario-conicet.gov.ar/index.php/prohistoria/article/view/1870 |
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| Sumario: | The process of domination and Christianisation of the indigenous communities developed by the European monarchies had an important ally in the Society of Jesus. In this sense, the cure of souls was closely linked to the medical care provided to local communities. Juan de Esteyneffer's Florilegio draws from this tradition by presenting a complex medical catalogue of the most common diseases in the neo-Galenic thought of the 17th and 18th centuries, such as melancholy, but offering solutions from the Novo-Hispanic sphere. |
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