Uncultural Behavior: an Anthropological Investigation of Suicide in the Southern Philippines

This anthropological study is on the Palawan culture & society in the southern Philippines. Part One discusses the Kulbi-Kenipaqan River basin & its people; material culture & the symbolic structure of everyday life; social organization, the spiritual world of the Kulbi people; & personhood, emotions, & moral values. Part Two includes chapters on Sumling’s death, case studies, profiles in suicide, the anthropological study of suicide; & explaining suicide – concluding remarks.