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Body Matters: A Phenomenology of Sickness, Disease, and Illness

By James Aho , Kevin Aho

Book information

Publisher
Lexington Books
Year
2008
ISBN
9780739126981, 9780739126998, 9780739138212
LCC
R723 .A375 2008
Open Library ID
OL16700116M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1758097 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
207\207
Topic
Medicine Diseases
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Written in a jargon-free way, Body Matters provides a clear and accessible phenomenological critique of core assumptions in mainstream biomedicine and explores ways in which health and illness are experienced and interpreted differently in various socio-historical situations. By drawing on the disciplines of literature, cultural anthropology, sociology, medical history, and philosophy, the authors attempt to dismantle common presuppositions we have about human afflictions and examine how the methods of phenomenology open up new ways to interpret the body and to re-envision therapy.

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