Images of the body in India

This book engages with the concept of the body in its cultural context by acknowledging and demonstrating that the human body is understood differently in Western and Indian cultures. The contributors show that any attempt to put forward a single concept of the body within Indian culture would be mi...

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Weitere Verfasser: Michaels, Axel (HerausgeberIn) , Wulf, Christoph (HerausgeberIn)
Dokumenttyp: Sammelband
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Hoboken Taylor and Francis 2011
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Verfasserangaben:eds., Axel Michaels, Christoph Wulf
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Zusammenfassung:This book engages with the concept of the body in its cultural context by acknowledging and demonstrating that the human body is understood differently in Western and Indian cultures. The contributors show that any attempt to put forward a single concept of the body within Indian culture would be misleading
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ISBN:9780415602303