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Written Cancer Narratives. An Ethnomedical Study of Cancer Patients’ Thoughts, Emotions and Experiences
Written Cancer Narratives. An Ethnomedical Study of Cancer Patients’ Thoughts, Emotions and Experiences

Author(s): Piret Paal
Subject(s): Anthropology, Social Sciences, Customs / Folklore, Sociology, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure , Health and medicine and law, Family and social welfare
ISSN: 1736-0323
Published by: Eesti Kirjandusmuuseum
Summary/Abstract: Above all, this work is about patients and their points of view. It concentrates on patients’ ‘voicings’, which are important in order to make the cancer experience understandable and ‘open’ in the current cultural and societal setting. When following this thesis one should bear in mind that it is the work of a folklorist who is specialised in illness narratives and traditional traits occurring in narrative representations. Particularly in the written narratives, the natural world and the glimpses of tradition become bound together with one general aim – to tackle the illness and mediate its meanings.

  • E-ISBN-13: 978-9949-490-31-8
  • Print-ISBN-13: 978-9949-446-72-8
  • Page Count: 358
  • Publication Year: 2012
  • Language: English