Narrative and the Cultural Construction of Illness and Healing
Contributors: Cheryl Mattingly (Editor); Linda C. Garro (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: December 4, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 217
ISBN-13: 9780520218246
Subjects: Social & cultural anthropology; Social Psychology; Healing; Social Science; Sociology - Social Theory; Sociology; Social Science / Anthropology / General; Discourse analysis, Narrative; Anthropology - General; Medical anthropology; Medicine and psychology; Social medicine
First sentence: Narrative is a fundamental human way of giving meaning to experience.