The archaeology of emotion and affect

Annual Review of Anthropology

Volumn 41, Issue , 2012, Pages 169-185

  Tarlow, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

body; compassion; constructivism; empathy; fear; grief

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84873285824     PISSN: 00846570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-anthro-092611-145944     Document Type: Review

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