La investigación realizada por los profesores Hugo Portela Guarín y Sandra Carolina Portela García y presentada en su libro El arco, el cuerpo y la seña. Cosmovisiones de la salud en la cultura nasa, parten de considerar la salud como un asunto que toca la sensibilidad existente de un cuerpo que está en constante relación con un mundo interno-externo; sensibilidad que antecede al acto sagrado de colocar las manos sobre la piel del otro y no de un simple palpar. En su texto, los antropólogos no conciben la salud como un hecho aislado; por el contrario, la ubican al interior de una cosmovisión que toca las entrañas mismas del territorio del pueblo nasa; lo cual tiene que ver con un conjunto de relaciones éticas que les permite ver que toda relación de la persona consigo misma, con los otros y con el mundo, influye constantemente en su armonización del cuerpo. Se espera que este libro, dirigido especialmente a la sociedad no nasa, alcance el propósito de compartir el complejo saber y las prácticas de los nasa en procura de encontrar la armonía, la salud, el bienestar y la perdurabilidad de su etnicidad dentro de una estructura de pensamiento sólido —abierto a los aportes de la diversidad de saberes—, de tal manera que promueva discernimientos en el mundo no indígena y conduzca a actitudes que posibiliten la articulación hacia programas de salud interculturales con el mundo indígena.

Frequently asked questions

Yes, you can cancel anytime from the Subscription tab in your account settings on the Perlego website. Your subscription will stay active until the end of your current billing period. Learn how to cancel your subscription.

No, books cannot be downloaded as external files, such as PDFs, for use outside of Perlego. However, you can download books within the Perlego app for offline reading on mobile or tablet. Learn more here.

Perlego offers two plans: Essential and Complete

Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.

Both plans are available with monthly, semester, or annual billing cycles.

We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1 million books across 1000+ topics, we’ve got you covered! Learn more here.

Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more here.

Yes! You can use the Perlego app on both iOS or Android devices to read anytime, anywhere — even offline. Perfect for commutes or when you’re on the go.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.

Yes, you can access El arco, el cuerpo y la seña by Hugo, Portela Guarin, Sandra Carolina, Portela García in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Sociology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.