Yeye Sani: an Afro-Surinamese concept of the self in a model of mental well being

This article presents a model of mental well being based in Afro-Surinamese knowledge, experience, and cultural history. The model is the result of a two-year-long ethnographic research project in Paramaribo, Suriname. Suriname is a former Dutch colony in South America, which is known for its harmon...

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Main Author: Cairo, Aminata (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2012
In: Mental health, religion & culture
Year: 2012, Volume: 15, Issue: 5, Pages: 467-483
Further subjects:B Afro-Surinamese
B mental well being
B spiritual system
B Anthropology
B African Diaspora
B Suriname
B Self
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