The anthropology of empathy :: experiencing the lives of others in Pacific societies /

Exploring the role of empathy in a variety of Pacific societies, this book is at the forefront of the latest anthropological research on empathy. It presents distinct articulations of empathy in the Pacific region. More specifically, the volume examines significant regional patterns in the experienc...

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Weitere Verfasser: Hollan, Douglas Wood, Throop, C. Jason
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York : Berghahn Books, ©2011.
Schriftenreihe:ASAO studies in Pacific anthropology ; vol. 1.
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Zusammenfassung:Exploring the role of empathy in a variety of Pacific societies, this book is at the forefront of the latest anthropological research on empathy. It presents distinct articulations of empathy in the Pacific region. More specifically, the volume examines significant regional patterns in the experience, enactment, recognition, and limits of empathy that challenge many assumptions of contemporary philosophical, neurobiological, and social scientific treatments of the topic. The variations described in this book do not necessarily preclude the possibility of shared existential, biological, and soc.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (viii, 233 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780857451033
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