A propósito del bicentenario de la independencia de Colombia: Prácticas de lectura de Antonio Nariño y el desarrollo de una vacuna, presuntamente efectiva, contra la viruela.

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Title:	A propósito del bicentenario de la independencia de Colombia: Prácticas de lectura de Antonio Nariño y el desarrollo de una vacuna, presuntamente efectiva, contra la viruela.
Alternate Title:	About the bicentennial of the independence of Colombia: Reading practices of Antonio Nariño and the development of a presumably effective vaccine against smallpox.
Authors:	Moreno, Sandra-Milena¹ fmorenog@javerianacali.edu.co, Moreno, Freddy^1,2
Source:	Revista Biomedica. 2020, Vol. 40 Issue Suppl 1, p2-33. 32p. 4 Charts.
Abstract (English):	Introduction: The social history of written culture reflects on habits and practices that, from reading and writing, allow us to appropriate texts to build the sense of interpretation communities. Hence, the library of an individual allows understanding their reading habits, their way of imagining nature, their relationship with political and religious power, and their relationship with society. Objective: Interpret Antonio Nariño's reading practices through the books of medicine in his library to approach the way he developed a presumably effective vaccine against smallpox. Materials and methods: A bibliographic description of the documents "Confiscation and seizure of property of Nariño" and "Papers, books and property of Sebastián López Ruiz held by Nariño" of the Nariño Archive of the Universidad Nacional de Colombia was made. Results: Of 39 books on medicine (seven treatises on surgery, 12 compendiums of practical exercise, 11 disease manuals, seven compendiums of medical topics and two books on childbirths) three books were treated with smallpox. Conclusion: The medical-scientific exercise of Antonio Nariño demonstrated his reading and writing practices, the representations of his skills and competences, and the recognition of his cultural and social forms and attitudes, which promoted a notion of public health. The study of the self-taught Nariño doctor allowed relating the techniques of scientific production -development of the vaccine- and the cultural materiality -state of art- from the medical texts of his library. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Abstract (Spanish):	Introducción. La historia social de la cultura escrita reflexiona sobre hábitos y prácticas que, desde la lectura y la escritura, permiten apropiarse de los textos para construir el sentido de las comunidades de interpretación. De allí que la biblioteca de un individuo permita comprender sus hábitos de lectura, su manera de imaginar la naturaleza, su relación con el poder político y religioso, y su vinculación con la sociedad. Objetivo. Interpretar las prácticas de lectura de Antonio Nariño a través de los libros de medicina de su biblioteca para aproximarse a la manera sobre cómo desarrolló una vacuna, presuntamente efectiva, contra la viruela. Materiales y métodos. Se realizó una descripción bibliográfica de los documentos "Confiscación y embargo de bienes de Nariño" y "Papeles, libros y bienes de Sebastián López Ruíz en poder de Nariño" del Archivo Nariño de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Resultados. De 39 libros sobre medicina (siete tratados de cirugía, 12 compendios del ejercicio práctico, 11 manuales de enfermedades, siete compendios de temáticas médicas y dos libros sobre partos), tres eran tratados de viruelas. Conclusión. El ejercicio médico-científico de Antonio Nariño evidenció sus prácticas de lectura y de escritura, las representaciones de sus habilidades y competencias, y el reconocimiento de sus formas y actitudes culturales y sociales, las cuales promovieron una noción de salud pública. El estudio del Nariño médico autodidacta permitió relacionar las técnicas de producción científica -desarrollo de la vacuna- y la materialidad cultural -estado del arte- desde los textos de medicina de su biblioteca. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	Introduction: The social history of written culture reflects on habits and practices that, from reading and writing, allow us to appropriate texts to build the sense of interpretation communities. Hence, the library of an individual allows understanding their reading habits, their way of imagining nature, their relationship with political and religious power, and their relationship with society. Objective: Interpret Antonio Nariño's reading practices through the books of medicine in his library to approach the way he developed a presumably effective vaccine against smallpox. Materials and methods: A bibliographic description of the documents "Confiscation and seizure of property of Nariño" and "Papers, books and property of Sebastián López Ruiz held by Nariño" of the Nariño Archive of the Universidad Nacional de Colombia was made. Results: Of 39 books on medicine (seven treatises on surgery, 12 compendiums of practical exercise, 11 disease manuals, seven compendiums of medical topics and two books on childbirths) three books were treated with smallpox. Conclusion: The medical-scientific exercise of Antonio Nariño demonstrated his reading and writing practices, the representations of his skills and competences, and the recognition of his cultural and social forms and attitudes, which promoted a notion of public health. The study of the self-taught Nariño doctor allowed relating the techniques of scientific production -development of the vaccine- and the cultural materiality -state of art- from the medical texts of his library. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	0188493X