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CHAVEZ GUZMAN, Mónica. El sol como fundamento curativo de las terapias mayas yucatecas en el período colonial. Estud. cult. maya [online]. 2006, vol.28, pp.121-139. ISSN 0185-2574.

Colonial Maya Yucatec documents, specially those of the XVI century, speak of healing "cold" and "hot" illnesses by means of the sun's gift, "warmth" (kinam), transmitted to medicinal elements of nature, mainly the plants. This fundamental gift, received directly and daily for the survival and perfection of the individual, faced the danger of being taken away. Also, the selection of herbs, as with the doses and frequency of the medicinal treatments, pay tribute to the sun by means of a ritualistic numeration that represents it, and is closely related to the cardinal points. The most important direction is the east, from where the sun rises. The logic of the recuperation from indigenous "cold" and "hot" illnesses had a religious connotation of "heat," while the european theory recommended treating humors with opposites. Both, however, evinced some coincidences.

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