The language of suffering

The recently published book 'Affliction' by Veena Das explores the meaning of normalcy, illness, suffering, and loss in the lives of the marginalized urban poor living in and around India’s capital city of Delhi. The language that evolves in such communities to describe the afflictions of...

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Main Authors: Koushik Sinha Deb, Swarndeep Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Edinburgh Library 2017-09-01
Series:Medicine Anthropology Theory
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Online Access:http://www.medanthrotheory.org/article/view/4763