Disease and Dis -Ease: Emotions, Sociality and Illness in Punata, Bolivia
Tapias, Maria
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Description
Title
Disease and Dis -Ease: Emotions, Sociality and Illness in Punata, Bolivia
Author(s)
Tapias, Maria
Issue Date
2001
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Norman E. Whitten
Department of Study
Anthropology
Discipline
Anthropology
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Anthropology, Cultural
Language
eng
Abstract
"In Punata, emotions are spoken about as if they had ""physicality"". They can be accumulated in the body, transformed into other substances such as bile; or they can be eliminated through breast milk or through the uterus. Two predominant discourses influence whether a particular person succumbs to illnesses dues to emotions: (1) a discourse of debility and (2) a discourse concerning how women orchestrate, express (or do not express), and/or negotiate their emotions in relation to other people. Three extended case studies present the complexity of women's views of their conflicts, their health problems and the treatment options they seek out."
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