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Uncultural Behavior: An Anthropological Investigation of Suicide in the Southern Philippines (Monographs of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto)
Charles J Macdonald
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Description for Uncultural Behavior: An Anthropological Investigation of Suicide in the Southern Philippines (Monographs of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto)
Hardcover. The people of Kulbi-Kenipaqan lived on the fringes of the modern world following traditional customs and beliefs. This work investigates the mystery of self-inflicted death among this nonviolent and orderly people in the Southern Philippines. It probes the beliefs, customs, and general disposition of this Palawan people. Series: Society for Asian & comparative philosophy monograph S. Num Pages: 320 pages, 45 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMP; JFSL; JHBZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
Until recently the people of Kulbi-Kenipaqan lived on the fringes of the modern world following traditional customs and beliefs, practicing shifting agriculture, and leading an outwardly peaceful existence in a remote corner of Palawan island. Yet this small community, basically indistinguishable in society and culture from its immediate neighbors to the north, has one of the highest rates of suicide in the world. Why would the comparatively happy and well-off inhabitants of Kulbi fall victim to despair? ""Uncultural Behavior"" investigates the mystery of self-inflicted death among this nonviolent and orderly people in the Southern Philippines. To make sense of such ... Read more
Until recently the people of Kulbi-Kenipaqan lived on the fringes of the modern world following traditional customs and beliefs, practicing shifting agriculture, and leading an outwardly peaceful existence in a remote corner of Palawan island. Yet this small community, basically indistinguishable in society and culture from its immediate neighbors to the north, has one of the highest rates of suicide in the world. Why would the comparatively happy and well-off inhabitants of Kulbi fall victim to despair? ""Uncultural Behavior"" investigates the mystery of self-inflicted death among this nonviolent and orderly people in the Southern Philippines. To make sense of such ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
Series
Society for Asian & comparative philosophy monograph S.
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Honolulu, HI, United States
ISBN
9780824830601
SKU
V9780824830601
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About Charles J Macdonald
Charles J-H Macdonald is a social anthropologist specializing in the Philippines and Southeast Asia and a senior research fellow with the French national center for scientific research (CNRS).
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