Patients and agents : mental illness, modernity, and Islam in Sylhet, Bangladesh /

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Sylhet, the area of Bangladesh most closely associated with overseas migration, has seen an increase in remittances sent home from abroad, introducing new inequalities. Social change has also been mediated by the global forces of Western biomedicine and orthodox Islam. This book examines the effects...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Callan, Alyson
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn Books, 2012.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
Since 1950
Mental health > Bangladesh > Sylhet.
Mental illness > Bangladesh > Sylhet.
Country life > Bangladesh > Sylhet.
Civilization, Modern > 1950-
Mental illness.
Islam.
Mental health.
Mental Disorders
Islam
Mental Health
Civilisation > 1950-
Maladies mentales.
Santé mentale.
mental disorders.
mental health.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Nervous System (incl. Brain)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Civilization, Modern
Country life
Manners and customs
Mental health
Mental illness
Sylhet (Bangladesh) > Social life and customs.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh > Sylhet
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Sylhet, the area of Bangladesh most closely associated with overseas migration, has seen an increase in remittances sent home from abroad, introducing new inequalities. Social change has also been mediated by the global forces of Western biomedicine and orthodox Islam. This book examines the effects of these modernizing trends on mental health and on local, traditional healing as the new inequalities have exacerbated existing social tensions and led to increased vulnerability to mental illness. It is the young women of Sylhet who are most affected. The global economy has increased competition.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:0857454897
9780857454898

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