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This document discusses conceptions of the body in medical anthropology. It advocates examining the body from three perspectives: 1) as an individual phenomenological experience, 2) as a social symbol representing relationships between nature, society, and culture, and 3) as a body politic subject to social and political control. The document argues that considering these "three bodies" can provide new insights for medical anthropology by challenging Western assumptions about mind/body dualism that influenc

Author

Elisa Alegre

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EN