Emotions as Bio-cultural Processes
Emotions have emerged as a topic of interest across the disciplines, yet studies and findings on emotions tend to fall into two camps: body versus brain, nature versus nurture. Emotions as Bio-cultural Processes offers a unique collaboration across the bi
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Birgitt Rottger-R ossler ¨ ¨
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Hans J. Markowitsch
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Emotions as Bio-cultural Processes
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Editors Birgitt Rottger-R ossler ¨ ¨ Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology Halle, Germany [email protected]
ISBN: 978-0-387-74134-5 DOI 10.1007/978-0-387-09546-2
Hans J. Markowitsch University of Bielefeld Germany [email protected]
e-ISBN: 978-0-387-09546-2
Library of Congress Control Number: 2008937455 # Springer ScienceþBusiness Media, LLC 2009 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer ScienceþBusiness Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now know or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. Printed on acid-free paper springer.com
In memory of Dr. Johannes Roggenhofer (1962–2008)
Preface
The present volume emerged from discussions in the research group ‘‘Emotions as Bio-cultural Processes’’ (April 1, 2004 to March 31, 2005), which was generously funded and hosted by the Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZIF), Bielefeld University. A central figure in the ZiF organization was Johannes Roggenhofer, the exceptionally skilful and tactful executive secretary of the Center. His calmly objective style combined with kind and warm-hearted humor and the way he always had a sympathetic ear for the major and minor troubles of colleagues and research fellows decisively shaped the harmonious atmosphere that we have come to appreciate so much at the ZiF. His sudden death on January 24, 2008 at the age of 45 was a shock for all of us and left a great gap in the lives of many. We dedicate this volume to his memory. Our special thanks go to the permanent fellows of this research group and simultaneously contributors to this volume with whom we shared an exciting year of stimulating and fruitful discussions, workshops, and conferences. Owing to both their profound interest in this research topic and their enthusiasm for interdisciplinary communication, the year became a highly rewarding experience for us as organizers—not only scientifically but in interpersonal terms. One person of utmost importance for the smooth running of all research group affairs was our special assistant, Henrik Bollermann, to whom we owe many thanks. The task of translating the German and/or correcting the English of contributions written by nonnative speakers has been accomplished meticulously by Jonathan Harrow, who displayed not only an outstanding sensitivity to the various disciplinary languages but also extraordinary patience with the sometimes c
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