Two bodies or one? Reconsidering the anthropological idea of dichotomization as the basic mechanism of cultural thought about the body
In contemporary anthropology there are two prevailing ideas on the ways in which the human body is culturally thought of: dualism and monism. The first idea is linked to Western societies, and the second is linked to traditional communities, which are the most frequent frame of reference for anthrop...
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University of Belgrade
2016-02-01
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| Series: | Etnoantropološki Problemi |
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| Online Access: | https://eap-iea.org/index.php/eap/article/view/82 |