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Emotions in their Cultural Contexts: the Case of Lila Abu-Lughod’s Analysis of Bedouin Ghinnawa

The night of the beloved’s parting Cloudcover, no stars and no moon… (A ghinnawa in Abu-Lughod, 1985) Before I was introduced to the anthropological study of emotions, I have always thought of my feelings, may it be of love, annoyance, anxiety, anger, or grief, as something that exclusively resides in the realm of my person Continue reading