Uncultural behavior : an anthropological investigation of suicide in the southern Philippines / Charles J-H Macdonald.

Author/creator Macdonald, Charles J-H.
Format Book
Publication InfoHonolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, ©2007.
Descriptionxiii, 307 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Palawan (Philippine people)--Suicidal behavior.
Palawan (Philippine people)--Psychology.
Palawan (Philippine people)--Social conditions.
Suicide--Philippines.
Ethnopsychology--Philippines.
Philippines--Religion.
Philippines--Social conditions.

SeriesMonographs of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, English-language series ; no. 21
Monographs of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University 21. ^A68640
Contents The Kulbi-Kenipaqan River Basin and its people -- Material culture and the symbolic structure of everyday life -- Social organization -- The spiritual world of the Kulbi people -- Personhood, emotions, and moral values -- Sumling's death -- Suicide : case studies -- Profiles in suicide -- The anthropological study of suicide -- Explaining suicide : concluding remarks.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 289-297) and index.
LCCN 2006022266
ISBN0824830601 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0824831039 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780824830601
ISBN9780824831035

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks DS666.P34 M23 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold