Suffering and sentiment : exploring the vicissitudes of experience and pain in Yap /

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Suffering and Sentiment examines the cultural and personal experiences of chronic and acute pain sufferers in a richly described account of everyday beliefs, values, and practices on the island of Yap (Waqab), Federated States of Micronesia. C. Jason Throop provides a vivid sense of Yapese life as h...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Throop, C. Jason
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2010.
Temas:
Medical anthropology > Micronesia (Federated States) > Yap.
Pain > Treatment > Micronesia (Federated States) > Yap.
Douleur > Traitement > Micronésie (États fédérés) > Yap.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Medical anthropology
Pain > Treatment
Micronesia (Federated States) > Yap
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Suffering and Sentiment examines the cultural and personal experiences of chronic and acute pain sufferers in a richly described account of everyday beliefs, values, and practices on the island of Yap (Waqab), Federated States of Micronesia. C. Jason Throop provides a vivid sense of Yapese life as he explores the local systems of knowledge, morality, and practice that pertain to experiencing and expressing pain. In so doing, Throop investigates the ways in which sensory experiences like pain can be given meaningful coherence in the context of an individual's culturally constituted existence. I.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvii, 329 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780520945937
052094593X
1282556266
9781282556263

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