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Body and Emotion: The Aesthetics of Illness and Healing in the Nepal Himalayas (Contemporary Ethnography)

Name: Body and Emotion: The Aesthetics of Illness and Healing in the Nepal Himalayas (Contemporary Ethnography)
Brand: University of Pennsylvania Museum Publications
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paperback – November 1, 1992

by Desjarlais, Robert R.

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ISBN-13: 9780812214345 ISBN-10: 081221434X

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University of Pennsylvania Museum Publications

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paperback

Published

November 1, 1992

Weight

1.2 lbs

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23.50×1.90×15.90 cm

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Body and Emotion: The Aesthetics of Illness and Healing in the Nepal Himalayas (Contemporary Ethnography) by Desjarlais, Robert R.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780812214345.

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.