Andrew Beatty Bücher

This groundbreaking anthropological work reexamines the concept of emotion, reflecting a cultural focus prevalent in contemporary society. It offers fresh insights and perspectives, making significant contributions to the understanding of how emotions are perceived and expressed across different cultures. By challenging existing frameworks, the book encourages readers to rethink the complexities of emotional experiences in a modern context.

Emotional Worlds is the first anthropological work in a generation to reconsider the nature of emotion, a preoccupation of our age. Adopting a narrative approach, it explores cultural worlds from the intimate perspective of the emotional life, showing how emotions tell a story, shaping lives, transforming situations and colouring experience.