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Wind, Life, Health: Anthropological and Historical Perspectives
Elisabeth Hsu
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Description for Wind, Life, Health: Anthropological and Historical Perspectives
Paperback. Since our first primordial breath, wind has been a central theme of cultural thought. Wind in its different guises - from the 'natural phenomenon' of air in motion, to embodied 'life giving' experiences and deities and spirits - has contributed to the richness of human ideas and practices from ancient cultures to this very day. Series: Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Special Issue Book Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
Published as part of The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Special Issue Book Series, and through a series of thought-provoking articles, Wind, Life, Health: Anthropological and Historical Perspectives examines the richness of human ideas surrounding wind in all its manifestations - breath, spirit, sentiment, life, and health.
Published as part of The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Special Issue Book Series, and through a series of thought-provoking articles, Wind, Life, Health: Anthropological and Historical Perspectives examines the richness of human ideas surrounding wind in all its manifestations - breath, spirit, sentiment, life, and health.
- Examines the richness of human ideas and practices surrounding wind, life, and health
- Features articles covering a wide range of themes including landscape, weather, body, perception, emplacement, climate, seasons, song, and music
- Conveys how different peoples have grappled with winds and spirits and how their experiences have shaped their world
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Explores a range ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Series
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Special Issue Book Series
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405178938
SKU
V9781405178938
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Ref
99-50
About Elisabeth Hsu
Elisabeth Hsu is Reader in Social Anthropology, Convenor of the Masters courses in Medical Anthropology at the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology of the University of Oxford, and Fellow of Green College. Her current research on Chinese medicine explores themes of touch, pain and feelings. Chris Low, a postdoctorate at Oxford, holds an ESRC Research ... Read more
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