Thomas J. Csordas Series

Thomas Csordas is an anthropologist distinguished by his focus on medical and psychological anthropology, comparative religion, and the phenomenology of embodiment and cultural experience. His research delves into the intricate relationship between language, culture, and social change, exploring how individuals transform themselves and their understanding of the world. Through extensive ethnographic work, he investigates therapeutic processes in religious healing, the power of ritual language, and the embodied experience of illness and psychiatric conditions.