Itinerários da loucura em território Dogon / Denise Dias Barros.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barros, Denise Dias, author.

Language:

Portuguese

Subjects (All):

Mental health.

Mali--Social life and customs.

Mali.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (259 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

SciELO Books - Editora FIOCRUZ 2004

Brazil : SciELO Books - Editora FIOCRUZ, 2004

Language Note:

Portuguese

System Details:

text file

Summary:

In this work the author seeks to deal with interpretations about madness from the perspective of Dogon society, a black African society in West Africa. Through tales that have been transmitted for several generations, we have a set of stories that show how this society seeks to resolve a situation that, often, brings with it an emerging pain that needs to be explained and treated. In Itineraries of Madness in Dogon Territories, we can see how a society deals with such a delicate subject in such a unique way. In this way, by bringing issues related to the mental health of its individuals, the work contributes, showing us several notes that aim to reflect on a subject as difficult to be approached as madness and its implications in individual and social life. 2005 Jabuti Award:

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

CC BY-NC

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9788575413326 (ebook)

Publisher Number:

https://doi.org/10.7476/9788575413326