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Rituals of Care - Karmic Politics in an Aging Thailand (Hardcover)
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Aulino's work is a strong contribution to the study of aging in the
field of medical anthropology specifically because of the focus on
the embodied performativity of care evident in her research
practice and analysis. Rituals of Care is an excellent book, which
offers a thoughtful approach to everyday care in Thailand.
― Anthropology & Aging 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. Unlike
most accounts of the quotidian concerns of providing care in a
rapidly aging society, Rituals of Care brings attention to
corporeal processes. Moving from vivid descriptions of the embodied
routines at the heart of home caregiving to depictions of care
practices in more general ways—care for one's group, care of the
polity—it develops the argument that religious, social, and
political structures are embodied, through habituated action, in
practices of providing for others. Under the watchful treatment of
Aulino, care becomes a powerful foil for understanding recent
political turmoil and structural change in Thailand, proving
embodied practice to be a vital vantage point for phenomenological
and political analyses alike.
General
Imprint: |
Cornell University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2019 |
Authors: |
Felicity Aulino
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
210 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5017-3972-9 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
1-5017-3972-7 |
Barcode: |
9781501739729 |
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