- Author
- Year
- 2009
- Title
- Introducing 'beauty and health'
- Journal
- Medische Antropologie
- Volume | Issue number
- 21 | 1
- Pages (from-to)
- 5-19
- Document type
- Article
- Faculty
- Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG)
- Institute
- Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR)
- Abstract
- The authors discuss the concepts ‘beauty’ and ‘health’ and their ambiguous relationship. The quest for beauty is perceived both as an enhancement of health and well-being and as a health risk. The article is an introduction to a collection of six anthropological essays on beauty and health.
- Language
- Undefined/Unknown
- Persistent Identifier
- https://hdl.handle.net/11245/1.312942
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