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Body and Emotion: The Aesthetics of Illness and Healing in the Nepal Himalayas
written by Robert R. Desiarlais, in Contemporary Ethnography (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1992, originally published 1992), 319 page(s)
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written by Robert R. Desiarlais, in Contemporary Ethnography (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1992, originally published 1992), 319 page(s)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
General reference book
Contributor
Robert R. Desiarlais
Author / Creator
Robert R. Desiarlais
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Series
Contemporary Ethnography
Topic / Theme
Nepalese, Spirituality, Soul, Emotions and feelings, Spiritual healing, Shamanism, Ethnography, Nepali
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Copyright © 1992 by University of Pennsylvania Press
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Drugs & Prayers - Indian Psychiatry in the Realm of Saints
directed by Helena Basu, fl. 2010 (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2001), 55 mins
The Sufi shrine of Mira Datar in North Gujarat is a large pilgrimage centre specialising in healing possession and mental illness. It has become a site of experimenting with new forms of community care in the mental health sector. The film documents exchanges between various actors at the shrine and listens to the...
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directed by Helena Basu, fl. 2010 (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2001), 55 mins
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The Sufi shrine of Mira Datar in North Gujarat is a large pilgrimage centre specialising in healing possession and mental illness. It has become a site of experimenting with new forms of community care in the mental health sector. The film documents exchanges between various actors at the shrine and listens to the stories of the protagonists. It presents different views on the presumed causes of mental illness as well as on the benefit or non-ben...
The Sufi shrine of Mira Datar in North Gujarat is a large pilgrimage centre specialising in healing possession and mental illness. It has become a site of experimenting with new forms of community care in the mental health sector. The film documents exchanges between various actors at the shrine and listens to the stories of the protagonists. It presents different views on the presumed causes of mental illness as well as on the benefit or non-benefit of medicine or ritual practices as perceived by patients and their relatives.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Helena Basu, fl. 2010
Author / Creator
Helena Basu, fl. 2010
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Royal Anthropological Institute
Topic / Theme
Indian, Drugs and pharmaceuticals, Saints, Mental illnesses, Patients, Health care issues, Religious rites and ceremonies, Mental health treatments, Pilgrimage, Ethnography, Indians (Asian)
Copyright Message
Copyright 2010. Used by permission of Royal Anthropological Institute. All rights reserved.
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Passage of Darkness: The Ethnobiology of the Haitian Zombie
written by Wade Davis (Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1988, originally published 1988), 368 page(s)
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written by Wade Davis (Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1988, originally published 1988), 368 page(s)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Ethnography
Contributor
Wade Davis
Author / Creator
Wade Davis
Date Published / Released
1988
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
Topic / Theme
Haitian, Sociology, Poisons, Haitian people, Social customs, Religious life, Ethnography, Jews
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Copyright © 1988 by Edmund Wade Davis
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Pigs for the Ancestors: Ritual in the Ecology of a New Guinea People
written by Roy A. Rappaport, 1926-1997 (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 2000, originally published 1984), 540 page(s)
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written by Roy A. Rappaport, 1926-1997 (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 2000, originally published 1984), 540 page(s)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Ethnography
Contributor
Roy A. Rappaport, 1926-1997
Author / Creator
Roy A. Rappaport, 1926-1997
Date Published / Released
1984, 2000
Publisher
Waveland Press, Inc.
Topic / Theme
Tsembaga Maring, Social customs, Ecology, Religious rites and ceremonies, Tribal and national groups, Maring
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2000 by Waveland Press
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Race, Language and Culture
written by Franz Boas, 1858-1942 (New York, NY: Free Press, 1966), 669 page(s)
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written by Franz Boas, 1858-1942 (New York, NY: Free Press, 1966), 669 page(s)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
General reference book
Contributor
Franz Boas, 1858-1942
Author / Creator
Franz Boas, 1858-1942
Date Published / Released
1966
Publisher
Free Press
Topic / Theme
Ethnographic methodology, Anthropology, Cultural identity, Race relations, Language and linguistics
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The Stars We Know: Crow Indian Astronomy and Lifeways
written by Timothy P. McCleary (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 1997, originally published 1997), 156 page(s)
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written by Timothy P. McCleary (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 1997, originally published 1997), 156 page(s)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Ethnography
Contributor
Timothy P. McCleary
Author / Creator
Timothy P. McCleary
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
Waveland Press, Inc.
Topic / Theme
Crow, American Indian communities, Astronomy, Planets, Stars and novas
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1997 by Waveland Press
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