Culture and the senses [[electronic resource] ] : bodily ways of knowing in an African community / / Kathryn Linn Geurts |
Autore | Geurts Kathryn Linn <1960-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (350 p.) |
Disciplina | 155.8/4963374 |
Collana | Ethnographic studies in subjectivity |
Soggetto topico |
Anlo (African people) - Psychology
Anlo (African people) - Socialization Senses and sensation |
Soggetto non controllato |
africa
african community anlo culture anlo ewe anlo society anthropologists balance cultural anthropology cultural knowledge cultural meaning cultural perspective cultural traditions demographic studies ethnographers ethnography ghana hearing innate senses inner states metaphorical senses nonfiction perception philosophy physical senses sensorium sensory perception sight smell social cultural social science taste touch |
ISBN |
1-282-76272-9
9786612762727 1-59734-564-4 0-520-93654-X |
Classificazione | CP 2000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Transliteration and Orthography -- Map of Southeastern Ghana -- 1. Is There a Sixth Sense? -- 2. Anlo-Land and Anlo-Ewe People -- 3. Language and Sensory Orientations -- 4. Kinesthesia and the Development of Moral Sensibilities -- 5. Sensory Symbolism in Birth and Infant Care Practices -- 6. Toward an Understanding of Anlo Forms of Being-in-the-World -- 7. Personhood and Ritual Reinforcement of Balance -- 8. Anlo Cosmology, the Senses, and Practices of Protection -- 9. Well-Being, Strength, and Health in Anlo Worlds -- 10. Sensory Experience and Cultural Identity -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777338403321 |
Geurts Kathryn Linn <1960->
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Culture and the senses [[electronic resource] ] : bodily ways of knowing in an African community / / Kathryn Linn Geurts |
Autore | Geurts Kathryn Linn <1960-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (350 p.) |
Disciplina | 155.8/4963374 |
Collana | Ethnographic studies in subjectivity |
Soggetto topico |
Anlo (African people) - Psychology
Anlo (African people) - Socialization Senses and sensation |
Soggetto non controllato |
africa
african community anlo culture anlo ewe anlo society anthropologists balance cultural anthropology cultural knowledge cultural meaning cultural perspective cultural traditions demographic studies ethnographers ethnography ghana hearing innate senses inner states metaphorical senses nonfiction perception philosophy physical senses sensorium sensory perception sight smell social cultural social science taste touch |
ISBN |
1-282-76272-9
9786612762727 1-59734-564-4 0-520-93654-X |
Classificazione | CP 2000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Transliteration and Orthography -- Map of Southeastern Ghana -- 1. Is There a Sixth Sense? -- 2. Anlo-Land and Anlo-Ewe People -- 3. Language and Sensory Orientations -- 4. Kinesthesia and the Development of Moral Sensibilities -- 5. Sensory Symbolism in Birth and Infant Care Practices -- 6. Toward an Understanding of Anlo Forms of Being-in-the-World -- 7. Personhood and Ritual Reinforcement of Balance -- 8. Anlo Cosmology, the Senses, and Practices of Protection -- 9. Well-Being, Strength, and Health in Anlo Worlds -- 10. Sensory Experience and Cultural Identity -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814521603321 |
Geurts Kathryn Linn <1960->
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Making modern mothers [[electronic resource] ] : ethics and family planning in urban greece / / Heather Paxson |
Autore | Paxson Heather <1968-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (353 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.42/09495/12 |
Soggetto topico |
Feminist anthropology - Greece - Athens
Women - Greece - Athens - Social conditions Motherhood - Greece - Athens Birth control - Greece - Athens - Public opinion Public opinion - Greece - Athens |
Soggetto non controllato |
abortion
anthropological study anthropologists athens birth control contemporary greece cultural traditions economic struggles ethical issues ethics europe european union falling birth rate family planning femininity fertility control fertility rates gender studies greece greek citizens greek demographics modern motherhood motherhood nonfiction reproductive politics social analysts social cultural urban setting womens issues womens roles |
ISBN |
9786612762918
1-59734-727-2 1-282-76291-5 0-520-93713-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Transliteration -- Prologue -- 1. Realizing Nature -- 2. Remaking Mothers -- 3. Rationalizing Sex -- 4. Maternal Citizens -- 5. Technologies of Greek Motherhood -- Appendix 1. Total Fertility Rates, European Union Countries, 1960-2000 -- Appendix 2. Legislation of the Greek State Pertaining to Gender Equality, Marriage, Family, and Reproduction -- Appendix 3. Birthrates, Greece, 1934-1999 -- Notes -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783037803321 |
Paxson Heather <1968->
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2004 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Making modern mothers [[electronic resource] ] : ethics and family planning in urban greece / / Heather Paxson |
Autore | Paxson Heather <1968-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (353 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.42/09495/12 |
Soggetto topico |
Feminist anthropology - Greece - Athens
Women - Greece - Athens - Social conditions Motherhood - Greece - Athens Birth control - Greece - Athens - Public opinion Public opinion - Greece - Athens |
Soggetto non controllato |
abortion
anthropological study anthropologists athens birth control contemporary greece cultural traditions economic struggles ethical issues ethics europe european union falling birth rate family planning femininity fertility control fertility rates gender studies greece greek citizens greek demographics modern motherhood motherhood nonfiction reproductive politics social analysts social cultural urban setting womens issues womens roles |
ISBN |
9786612762918
1-59734-727-2 1-282-76291-5 0-520-93713-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Transliteration -- Prologue -- 1. Realizing Nature -- 2. Remaking Mothers -- 3. Rationalizing Sex -- 4. Maternal Citizens -- 5. Technologies of Greek Motherhood -- Appendix 1. Total Fertility Rates, European Union Countries, 1960-2000 -- Appendix 2. Legislation of the Greek State Pertaining to Gender Equality, Marriage, Family, and Reproduction -- Appendix 3. Birthrates, Greece, 1934-1999 -- Notes -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826642003321 |
Paxson Heather <1968->
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2004 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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