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

By Robert R. Desjarlais

Book information

Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Year
2011
ISBN
9780812206425
DOI
10.9783/9780812206425
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
16 MB (16489144 bytes)
Pages
320\318
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-26 19:02:43

Description

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.

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