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Purposeful Pain - The Bioarchaeology of Intentional Suffering (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
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Purposeful Pain - The Bioarchaeology of Intentional Suffering (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Series: Bioarchaeology and Social Theory
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Pain is an evolutionary and adaptive mechanism to prevent harm to
an individual. Beyond this, how it is defined, expressed, and borne
is dictated culturally. Thus, the study of pain requires a holistic
approach crossing cultures, disciplines, and time. This volume
explores how and why pain-inducing behaviors are selected,
including their potential to demonstrate individuality, navigate
social hierarchies, and express commitment to an ideal. It also
explores how power dynamics affect individual choice, at times
requiring self-induced suffering. Taking bioanthropological and
bioarchaeological approaches, this volume focuses on those who
purposefully seek pain to show that, while often viewed as
"exotic," the pervasiveness of pain-inducing practices is more
normative than expected. Theory and practice are employed to
re-conceptualize pain as a strategic path towards achieving broader
individual and societal goals. Past and present motivations for
self-inflicted pain, its socio-political repercussions, and the
physical manifestations of repetitive or long-term pain inducing
behaviors are examined. Chapters span geographic and temporal
boundaries and a wide variety of activities to illustrate how
purposeful pain is used by individuals for personal expression and
manipulated by political powers to maintain the status quo. This
volume reveals how bioarchaeology illuminates paleopathology, how
social theory enhances bioarchaeology, and how ethnography benefits
from a longer temporal perspective.
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