Body and Emotion: The Aesthetics of Illness and Healing in the Nepal Himalayas

(Part of the Contemporary Ethnography Series)

by Robert R. Desjarlais and Robert Desjarlais

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Body and Emotion is a study of the relationship between culture and emotional distress, an examination of the cultural forces that influence, make sense of, and heal severe pain and malaise. In order to investigate this relationship, Robert R. Desjarlais served as an apprentice healer among the Yolmo Sherpa, a Tibetan Buddhist people who reside in the Helambu region of north-central Nepal.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:081221434X

ISBN13:9780812214345

Release Date:November 1992

Publisher:University of Pennsylvania Press

Length:320 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

Anthropology Customs & Traditions Humanities Other Eastern Religions & Sacred Texts Politics & Social Sciences Religion Religion & Spirituality Religious Studies Social Science Social Sciences

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