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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| 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-67ab8a03b9da4bde8e27e14ce81b66d82025-08-20T03:33:54ZengFundação 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 |
| spellingShingle | Christian Mesía-Montenegro Julio Tello as a medical anthropologist: assessing the antiquity of syphilis in ancient Peru História, Ciências, Saúde: Manguinhos sífilis arqueología Perú antropología médica Andes |
| title | 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 |
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| title_full_unstemmed | 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_sort | julio tello as a medical anthropologist assessing the antiquity of syphilis in ancient peru |
| topic | sífilis arqueología Perú antropología médica Andes |
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