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CULTURE-BOUND SYNDROMES AND INTERNATIONAL PSYCHIATRIC CLASSIFICATION: THE EXAMPLE OF TAIJIN KYOFUSHO
Culture-bound syndromes (CBS) provide some of the most instructive examples of the interplay of biological and social processes in the experience and expression of distress. Of course, the disorders of Western psychiatry are themselves culture-bound to varying degrees since social processes play an important role in their origin and natural history (1). However, current psychiatric nosology, as embodied in DSM-III-R, emphasizes discrete behaviors taken out of social context and so tends to obscure the role of culture in psychopathology. In international classifications of disease cultural...
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Japanese Myths in Modern Nationalism
Nationalism in Japan is a topic of manifold discussions and can be observed from a political point of view, social standpoint or even through the lenses of a modern pop-culture. Some may argue that every country has its own version of this sentiment – and quite rightly. However, what sets Japanese right-wing tendencies apart from other countries is the strong prevalence of mythical motifs in modern discourse. It is a presence so strong and yet natural , that most of the Japanese cannot even perceive it as a nationalistic tendency. For the majority of people, nationalism is linked to...
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