Rituals of Care: Karmic Politics in an Aging Thailand
Felicity Aulino, "Rituals of Care: Karmic Politics in an Aging Thailand"
English | ISBN: 1501739727 | 2019 | 210 pages | EPUB | 434 KB
English | ISBN: 1501739727 | 2019 | 210 pages | EPUB | 434 KB
End-of-life issues are increasingly central to discussions within medical anthropology, the anthropology of political action, and the study of Buddhist philosophy and practice. Felicity Aulino's Rituals of Care speaks directly to these important anthropological and existential conversations. Against the backdrop of global population aging and increased attention to care for the elderly, both personal and professional, Aulino challenges common presumptions about the universal nature of "caring." The way she examines particular sets of emotional and practical ways of being with people, and their specific historical lineages, allows Aulino to show an inseparable link between forms of social organization and forms of care.
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