Pain and Its Transformations - The Interface of Biology and Culture

Informationen zum Autor Sarah Coakley is Norris-Hulse Professor of Divinity and Deputy Chair of Arts and Humanities at the University of Cambridge. Kay Kaufman Shelemay is G. Gordon Watts Professor of Music and Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University. Zusammenfassung As neuroscientific research shows! even the immediate sensation of pain is shaped by psychological state and interpretation. Many individuals and cultures find meaning! particularly religious meaning! even in chronic and inexplicable pain. This interdisciplinary book includes not only essays but also discussions among a wide range of specialists.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Sarah Coakley, Sarah Shelemay Coakley
• Con la collaborazione di: Sarah Coakley (Editore), Kay Kaufman Shelemay (Editore), Shelemay Kay Kaufman (Editore)
• Editore: Harvard University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.01.2008
• EAN: 9780674024564
• ISBN: 978-0-674-02456-4
• Pagine: 456
• Dimensioni: 159 mm x 241 mm x 38 mm
• Serie: Mind/Brain/Behavior Initiative; Mind/Brain/Behavior Initiative
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Branche cliniche; Pain & pain management, Pain and pain management, MEDICAL / Pain Management