A Companion to the Anthropology of the Body and Embodiment

A Companion to the Anthropology of the Body and Embodiment
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 563
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ISBN-10 : 9781444340464
ISBN-13 : 1444340468
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Book Synopsis A Companion to the Anthropology of the Body and Embodiment by : Frances E. Mascia-Lees

Download or read book A Companion to the Anthropology of the Body and Embodiment written by Frances E. Mascia-Lees and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-03-29 with total page 563 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Companion to the Anthropology of the Body and Embodiment offers original essays that examine historical and contemporary approaches to conceptualizations of the body. In this ground-breaking work on the body and embodiment, the latest scholarship from anthropology and related social science fields is presented, providing new insights on body politics and the experience of the body Original chapters cover historical and contemporary approaches and highlight new research frameworks Reflects the increasing importance of embodiment and its ethnographic contexts within anthropology Highlights the increasing emphasis on examining the production of scientific, technological, and medical expertise in studying bodies and embodiment


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