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| Genre/Form: | Cross-cultural studies Études transculturelles |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Kathryn Linn Geurts |
| ISBN: | 0520234553 9780520234550 0520234561 9780520234567 |
| OCLC Number: | 49225861 |
| Description: | xvi, 315 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Is there a sixth sense? -- Anlo-land and Anlo-Ewe people -- Language and sensory orientations -- Kinesthesia and the development of moral sensibilities -- Sensory symbolism in birth and infant care practices -- Toward an understanding of Anlo forms of being-in-the-world -- Personhood and ritual reinforcement of balance -- Anlo cosmology, the senses, and practices of protection -- Well-being, strength, and health in Anlo worlds -- Sensory experience and cultural identity. |
| Series Title: | Ethnographic studies in subjectivity, 3. |
| Responsibility: | Kathryn Linn Geurts. |
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