Uncultural Behavior: An Anthropological Investigation of Suicide in the Southern Philippines 9780824865368

Until recently the people of Kulbi-Kenipaqan lived on the fringes of the modern world following traditional customs and

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Table of contents :
Contents
Illustrations
Tables
Acknowledgments
Transcription Notes
Introduction
Part One: Palawan Culture and Society
The Kulbi-Kenipaqan River Basin and Its People
Material Culture and the Symbolic Structure of Everyday Life
Social Organization
The Spiritual World of the Kulbi People
Personhood, Emotions, and Moral Values
Part Two: Suicide
Sumling’s Death
Suicide Case Studies
Profiles in Suicide
The Anthropological Study of Suicide
Explaining Suicide: Concluding Remarks
Notes
References
Index

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