Metaphor and emotion :: language, culture, and body in human feeling /

Many researchers claim that emotions arise either from human biology (i.e., biological reductionism) or as products of culture (i.e., social constructionism). This book challenges this division between the body and culture by showing how human emotions are to a large extent 'constructed' f...

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1. Verfasser: Kövecses, Zoltán
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Paris : Cambridge University Press ; Editions de la Maison des Sciences de l'homme, 2000.
Schriftenreihe:Studies in emotion and social interaction.
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Zusammenfassung:Many researchers claim that emotions arise either from human biology (i.e., biological reductionism) or as products of culture (i.e., social constructionism). This book challenges this division between the body and culture by showing how human emotions are to a large extent 'constructed' from individuals' embodied experiences in different cultural settings.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xvi, 223 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-209) and indexes.
ISBN:0511015933
9780511015939
0511175183
9780511175183
0521541468
9780521541466