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Becker, Anne E.,

Body, self, and society : the view from Fiji / Anne E. Becker. - xvi, 206 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - New cultural studies . - New cultural studies. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-199) and index.

List of Figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Cultural Bearings: Identity and Ethos in Fiji -- Body Imagery, Ideals, and Cultivation: Discourses on Alienation and Integration -- Nurturing and Food Exchange: An Ethos of Care -- Disclosure and Exposure: The Body and Its Secrets Revealed -- The Body as a Community Forum: Spirit Possession and Social Repossession -- Cultural Metaphors: Body and Self -- Epilogue: On Being Gwalili in the West -- Appendix A: Glossary and Language Notes -- Appendix B: Research Methods -- Appendix C: Graphic Representations of the Data -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

ISBN: 0812231805 9780812231809 0812213971 9780812213973

LCCN: 95022730

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Ethnology--Fiji--Singatoka (Western Division)
Ethnopsychology--Fiji--Singatoka (Western Division)
Identity (Psychology)--Fiji--Singatoka (Western Division)
Body image--Fiji--Singatoka (Western Division)
Human body--Social aspects--Fiji--Singatoka (Western Division)

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Singatoka (Western Division, Fiji)--Social life and customs

LC Class. No.: GN671.F5 / B43 1995

Dewey Class. No.: 155.8099611