Consoling ghosts: stories of medicine and mourning from Southeast Asians in exile

"Inspired by conversations with emigrants from Laos and Cambodia, Consoling Ghosts is a sustained contemplation of relationships with the dying and the dead. Jean M. Langford invites us to consider alternate ways of facing death, conducting relationships with the dead and dying, and addressing...

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Auteur principal: Langford, Jean M. (Auteur)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Minneapolis, Minn. [u.a.] University of Minnesota Press 2013
Dans:Année: 2013
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Dos Passos, John 1896-1970, U.S.A. / Laos / Cambodgien / Immigré / Croyance aux esprits / Mort
Sujets non-standardisés:B Laotian Americans Death
B Death Social aspects (United States)
B Cambodian Americans Death
B Terminal Care Social aspects (United States)
B Spiritualism (United States)
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Résumé:"Inspired by conversations with emigrants from Laos and Cambodia, Consoling Ghosts is a sustained contemplation of relationships with the dying and the dead. Jean M. Langford invites us to consider alternate ways of facing death, conducting relationships with the dead and dying, and addressing the effects of violence that continue to reverberate in bodies and social worlds"--
Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-256) and index
ISBN:081668717X