Top Results for Embodiment
Thomas Csordas is an American cultural and medical anthropologist whose work made embodiment a central analytic concept in the study of culture and experience. His research has examined charismatic Christianity, religious healing, language, and therapeutic practice, including ethnographic work with...
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Embodiment became a central anthropological framework, supported by influential studies of healing and religion; widely cited and theoretically durable.
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Chris Shilling was a British sociologist recognized for his contributions to the study of embodiment. His 1993 book, "The Body and Social Theory," is credited with helping to establish the sociology of the body as a distinct academic sub-discipline. Throughout his academic career, Shilling analyzed...
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The Body and Social Theory helped consolidate a subfield; solid specialist influence.
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