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Routledge Diagnosis Narratives and the Healing Ritual Book

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Explore a new perspective on medical anthropology with Diagnosis Narratives and the Healing Ritual in Western Medicine. Part of the Routledge Studies in Health and Medical Anthropology series, this work challenges the standard focus on individual illness narratives. Instead, the author proposes that cultural healing should center on how disease and death disrupt an individual's connection to society. By applying cognitive anthropology to narrative theory, this book reframes the way we understand the epistemology of healing. It moves the conversation away from relativism toward a philosophical perspective of pragmatic realism. This text provides a deep look into how narratives function within the structures of Western medicine and social relationships. This book is an essential resource for students and professionals in anthropology, sociology, and medical studies. It offers a rigorous academic framework for understanding the social implications of biological and cultural disruption. Gain a deeper understanding of how healing rituals interact with societal structures through this scholarly contribution from Routledge.

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Reframes the study of illness narratives by shifting focus from individual healing to the management of social disruption caused by disease.

Uses the lens of cognitive anthropology to provide a new way of looking at narrative theory and medical epistemology.

Moves the academic discussion of healing from a standpoint of relativism toward a perspective of pragmatic realism.

Part of the respected Routledge Studies in Health and Medical Anthropology series for academic depth.

Analyzes the relationship between biological disease, cultural death, and an individual's connection to their society.

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Amazon UK
Release Date
26 July 2018
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12 October 2016

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