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A Companion to the Anthropology of the Body and Embodiment by Frances E. Mascia-Lees PDF

By Frances E. Mascia-Lees

ISBN-10: 1405189495

ISBN-13: 9781405189491

A spouse to the Anthropology of the physique and Embodiment deals unique essays that learn historic and modern methods to conceptualizations of the body.

  • In this ground-breaking paintings at the physique and embodiment, the most recent scholarship from anthropology and comparable social technological know-how fields is gifted, delivering new insights on physique politics and the adventure of the body
  • Original chapters conceal old and modern techniques and spotlight new learn frameworks
  • Reflects the expanding significance of embodiment and its ethnographic contexts inside of anthropology
  • Highlights the expanding emphasis on interpreting the creation of clinical, technological, and scientific services in learning our bodies and embodiment

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