Body Matters: A Phenomenology of Sickness, Disease, and Illness

By James A. Aho and Kevin Aho

Book Overview

Written in a jargon-free way, Body Matters provides a clear and accessible phenomenological critique of core assumptions in mainstream biomedicine and explores ways in which health and illness are experienced and interpreted differently in various socio-historical situations. By drawing on the disciplines of literature, cultural anthropology, sociology, medical history, and philosophy, the authors attempt to dismantle common presuppositions we have about human afflictions and examine how the methods of phenomenology open up new ways to interpret the body and to re-envision therapy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739126997
• ISBN13: 9780739126998
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"