Cultural dimensions of well-being : therapy animals as healers /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fujimura, Clementine K., 1965- (Author), Nommensen, Simone, 1973- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, [2018]
Series:Anthropology of well-being.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Animals as therapists : how we discovered them and what they do
  • Cultural foundations of human-animal relations
  • Well-being through communication with and about our pets
  • Mutual benefits through human-animal contact and training : what science and personal narratives tell
  • The animal's perspective
  • Concluding remarks.