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.
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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)
Singatoka (Western Division, Fiji)--Social life and customs