{"product_id":"culturebound-syndromes-in-popular-culture-9781032458816","title":"CultureBound Syndromes in Popular Culture","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume explores culture-bound syndromes, defined as a pattern of symptoms (mental, physical, and\/or relational) experienced only by members of a specific cultural group and recognized as a disorder by members of those groups, and their coverage in popular culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEncompassing a wide range of popular culture genres and mediums â from film and TV to literature, graphic novels, and anime â the chapters offer a dynamic mix of approaches to analyze how popular culture has engaged with specific culture-bound syndromes such as \u003ci\u003ehwabyung\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ehikikomori\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003etaijin kyofusho\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ezou huo ru mo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003esati\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eamok\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCuban hysteria\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003evoodoo death\u003c\/i\u003e, and others. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning a global and interdisciplinary remit, this first-of-its-kind anthology will allow scholars and students of popular culture, media and film studies, comparative literature, medical humanities, cultural psychiatry, and philosophy to explore simultaneously a diversity of popular cultures and culturally rooted mental health disorders.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019067261271,"sku":"9781032458816","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/culturebound-syndromes-in-popular-culture-9781032458816","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}