Two perspectives on the etiology of pibloktoq
Mental illness may be viewed as a disorder common to the human condition and has long been the sUbject of investigation by various disciplines. Anthropology brings a cross-cultural perspective to this inquiry. Two divergent approaches to the etiology of mental illness are evident in the literature o...
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ftwichitau:oai:https://soar.wichita.edu:10057/1813 2024-06-09T07:43:21+00:00 Two perspectives on the etiology of pibloktoq Lister, Janet 1989 223691 bytes application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10057/1813 English (United States) en_US eng unknown Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honors Society at Wichita State University LAJ v.20 Lister, Janet. (1989).Two perspectives on the etiology of pibloktoq. -- Lambda Alpha Journal of Man, v.20, p.111-129. 0047-3928 http://hdl.handle.net/10057/1813 Etiology Pibloktoq Mental illness Culture Perspective Arctic Hysteria Eskimo Pyschology Hypocalcemia Psychoses Article 1989 ftwichitau 2024-05-10T03:27:34Z Mental illness may be viewed as a disorder common to the human condition and has long been the sUbject of investigation by various disciplines. Anthropology brings a cross-cultural perspective to this inquiry. Two divergent approaches to the etiology of mental illness are evident in the literature on mental disorders in other cultures. This paper presents an overview of both etiological perspectives with Arctic Hysteria as the focus. Various areas of the circumpolar region and particular populations inhabiting the areas have been specified in the literature as displaying hysterical-like mental disorders known as the Arctic Hysterias. This paper generalizes the subject matter to the "traditional" Eskimos (before culture contact change) who inhabit the polar regions and who exhibit these behaviors. The native term, "pibloktoq," is used used to denote this condition. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic eskimo* Wichita State University: SOAR (Shocker Open Access Repository) Arctic |
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Mental illness may be viewed as a disorder common to the human condition and has long been the sUbject of investigation by various disciplines. Anthropology brings a cross-cultural perspective to this inquiry. Two divergent approaches to the etiology of mental illness are evident in the literature on mental disorders in other cultures. This paper presents an overview of both etiological perspectives with Arctic Hysteria as the focus. Various areas of the circumpolar region and particular populations inhabiting the areas have been specified in the literature as displaying hysterical-like mental disorders known as the Arctic Hysterias. This paper generalizes the subject matter to the "traditional" Eskimos (before culture contact change) who inhabit the polar regions and who exhibit these behaviors. The native term, "pibloktoq," is used used to denote this condition. |
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Two perspectives on the etiology of pibloktoq |
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two perspectives on the etiology of pibloktoq |
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Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honors Society at Wichita State University |
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1989 |
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LAJ v.20 Lister, Janet. (1989).Two perspectives on the etiology of pibloktoq. -- Lambda Alpha Journal of Man, v.20, p.111-129. 0047-3928 http://hdl.handle.net/10057/1813 |
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