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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Girdiiq nu Waqab ("people of Yap")
  • From land to virtue
  • Sentiment and social structure
  • Subjectivity, embodiment, and social action
  • Privacy, secrecy, and agency
  • Yapese configurations of pain and suffering
  • Stories told
  • Dysphoric moments : a case study.

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