Narrative and the cultural construction of illness and healing / edited by Cheryl Mattingly and Linda C. Garro.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mattingly, Cheryl, 1951-

Garro, Linda C., 1955-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social medicine.

Medical anthropology.

Discourse analysis, Narrative.

Medicine and psychology.

Physical Description:

ix, 279 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, [2000]

Summary:

Stories of illness and healing are often arresting in their power, illuminating practices and experiences that might otherwise remain obscure. What can be learned through a comparative look at the range of narrative theories and styles of narrative analysis used by anthropologists to make sense of their ethnographic data? Do divergent strategies yield different understandings of the illness experience and healing practices? Does a focus on narrative detract from or conceal other, more fruitful avenues for exploration? Through the analysis of compelling stories drawn from a variety of ethnographic contexts, the contributors to this volume address such questions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0520218248

0520218256

OCLC:

44046714