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9780802083265

Being Alive Well

by Adelson, Naomi
  • ISBN13:

    9780802083265

  • ISBN10:

    0802083269

  • eBook ISBN(s):

    9781442621114

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-11-01
  • Publisher: Univ of Toronto Pr

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Summary

A critical anthropological analysis of health theory with specific reference to the James Bay Cree. The author argues that definitions of health are not simply reflections of physiological soundness but convey broader cultural and political realities.

Author Biography

NAOMI ADELSON is Associate Professor of Anthropology at York University. She has been working with the Whapmagoostui Cree of northern Quebec since 1988.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii
`If the land is not healthy then how can we be?'
3(18)
The Whapmagoostui Iyiyuu'ch
21(38)
Miyupimaatisiiun: `Being Alive Well'
59(40)
The Politics of Miyupimaatisiiun
99(14)
Summary and Postcript
113(4)
Notes 117(14)
Bibliography 131(8)
Index 139

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