Healing Narratives

Healing Narratives
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Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Total Pages : 232
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ISBN-10 : 0813528666
ISBN-13 : 9780813528663
Rating : 4/5 (66 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Healing Narratives by : Gay Alden Wilentz

Download or read book Healing Narratives written by Gay Alden Wilentz and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the relationship between culture and health, this text provides readings of the works of five women writers, tracing their common structure of a main character moving from a state of mental or physical disease toward wellness through reconnection with her cultural traditions.


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