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Wind, Life, Health: Anthropological and Historical Perspectives
Contributor(s): Hsu, Elisabeth (Author), Low, Chris (Author)
ISBN: 1405178930     ISBN-13: 9781405178938
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $34.44  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: December 2007
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Human Geography
- Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social
Dewey: 304.25
LCCN: 2007042074
Series: Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Special Issue
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.69" W x 9.68" (0.77 lbs) 192 pages
 
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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

  • Explores a range of cultures: hunters and gatherers in the polar regions, inhabitants of the Malaysian rain forest, Andaman Islands, ancient India, China, Greece, Muslim East Africa, Victorian England, and mountain-dwelling Swiss