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Las prácticas alrededor del cuerpo

Mundo femenino, salud y enfermedad en los retablos pictóricos mexicanos

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Abstract

This article aims to study the formal and structural organization of Mexican exvotos according to semiotic theory. It seeks to appreciate the role of the sick, particularly women, in practices surrounding the body, physical ailments, and healing processes, as well as family dynamics. The relationship between the artwork and external reality will be emphasized in terms of critical and analytical elaboration.


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Submitted: Feb. 18, 2025 | Accepted: May 23, 2025 | Published Sept. 9, 2025 | Language: es

Keywords Women and art in Mexico • Illness and gender • Mexican exvotos • Representation of illness • Narrative medicine

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