• ISBN13: 9781405178938
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: Sociology and Anthropology
• Publisher: Wiley
• Publisher Imprint: Wiley-Blac
• Publication Date: August 6, 2007
• Pages: 192
• Original Price: 36.25 USD
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 350 grams

About the Book Published as part of The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Special Issue Book Series , and through a series of thought-provoking articles, Wind, Life, Health: Anthropological and Historical Perspectives examines the richness of human ideas surrounding wind in all its manifestations - breath, spirit, sentiment, life, and health.<br /> <ul> <li>Examines the richness of human ideas and practices surrounding wind, life, and health</li> <li>Features articles covering a wide range of themes including landscape, weather, body, perception, emplacement, climate, seasons, song, and music</li> <li>Conveys how different peoples have grappled with winds and spirits and how their experiences have shaped their world</li> <li> Explores a range of cultures: hunters and gatherers in the polar regions, inhabitants of the Malaysian rain forest, Andaman Islands, ancient India, China, Greece, Muslim East Africa, Victorian England, and mountain-dwelling Swiss </li> </ul>