Body and Emotion. The Aesthetics of Illness and Healing in the Nepal Himalayas.
Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Press. 1992. Stock ID #179304 Body and Emotion is a study of the relationship between culture and emotional distress, an examination of the cultural forces that influence, make sense of, and heal severe pain and malaise. In order to investigate this relationship, Robert R. Desjarlais served as an apprentice healer among the Yolmo Sherpa, a Tibetan Buddhist people who reside in the Helambu region of north-central Nepal. When referring to this item please quote stockid 179304.
Map, black and white photographic illustrations, xii + 300pp, notes, glossary, bibliography, index, prior owner's name half title page, neat pencilling throughout text, a good paperback copy.
Price: $30.00 AU