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Story Medicine: Multicultural Tales of Healing and Transformation

Autor Norma J. Livo
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 14 oct 2001 – vârsta până la 17 ani
Experience the extraordinary potential that stories hold-the power to heal, calm, and rejuvenate. This magical collection of more than 40 tales from around the world brims with wise words that illustrate many mysterious and sometimes simple ways to wellness and happiness. Through introductions, comments, and discussion starters, Livo provides guidance for reading and reflecting on each tale. The stories are organized into four main areas: healing the self, healing relationships, healing the community, and healing the Earth. In addition to an extensive bibliography, Livo offers a treasure trove of traditional proverbs and old-time herblore. An absolutely wonderful reading experience and resource for educators, parents, students, librarians, folklorists, storytellers, medical professionals, therapists, and anyone interested in folktales and healing. All Levels.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781563088940
ISBN-10: 1563088940
Pagini: 252
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.47 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Libraries Unlimited
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Notă biografică

NORMA J. LIVO, Professor Emerita, School of Education, University of Colorado at Denver, has written numerous books and articles on storytelling and has a national following as a storyteller. She has served on the board of directors for the National Storytelling Association and received the NSA leadership award for the Western region. She lives in Lakewood, Colorado.

Cuprins

AcknowledgmentsForeword by James R.Regan, M.DA Short History of MedicineIntroductionSTORIES AND HEALINGTHE HEALING POWER OF STORIESPersonal StoriesGetting Ready for WinterWHAT IS HEALING?The Healing Traditions of the PastRing Around the RosesJack and JillLeechesLeech to the RescueLegends of Mate (South America)Wine As Doctor (Germany)HOW STORIES HEALStories As ConnectorsHumor As a Preventative and CureHealing the Spirit, the Family, and SocietyAging and DeathProcess of Healing Through NarrativeTHE STORIESHEALING THE SELFThe Princess Who Would Not Laugh (Norway)Iron Logic (Traditional Jewish Folktale)The Old Woman and the Physician (Greece)The Greedy Youngster (Norway)The Princess and the Soldiers (Scotland)Intelligence and Luck (Slavonia)The Cure for Axe Wounds in the Knee (Finland)Dance Like Nobody Is Watching (American Urban Myth)The Maiden Without Hands (Grimm Brothers, Germany)A Journey to the Underworld (Bantu)Salt (Russia)Guru's Advice (Tibet)Anansi's Greed for Common Sense (Jamaica)The Dog and the Wolf (Aesop, Greece)HEALING RELATIONSHIPSThe Cure (Syria)A Bird Couple's Vow (Hmong)The Lute Player (Russia)The Seventh Night of the Seventh Month (China)The Lake of Healing or Loughleagh (Ireland)Grandfather's Corner (Germany)The Doll (Ukraine)The Tiger's Whisker (Korea)The Mirror (China)The Seven Swans (Europe)HEALING THE COMMUNITYA Blessing Might in Fact Be a Curse (Ethiopia and Sudan)Mulla Nasreddin (Persia)Stone Soup (Ireland)The Ugly Duckling (Hans Christian Andersen, Denmark)Silver Heels (Colorado, United States)The Wonder Doctor (Estonia)Constantine, the Emperor of Rome (Ancient Rome)The Holmolaiset Build a House (Finland)I'd Pick More Daisies (United States)Abandonment Canyon (Japan)The Golden Cup (Buryat)The Story of the Owl (Hmong)HEALING THE EARTHThe Little Water Medicine (Seneca)The Medicine Spear (Zambia)The Legend of Hackberry Hill (Colorado, United States)The Ptarmigan (Japan)The Rainbow (Iroquois)The Fallibility of Chiefs (Zaire)Creation, Flood, Naming Story (Hmong)The Grateful Foxes (Japan)Tibetan Creation (Tibet)Where Stories Come From (Seneca, Huron, and Wyandot)Appendix I: Healing Beliefs and LoreBeliefs and Practices Throughout the WorldNavajo Health Care SystemFoods That Are Taken When Ill (Hmong)Folk MedicineHerbal Lore from Around the WorldProverbs and QuotesAppendix II: Roots of Western MedicineHippocratic OathThe CaduceusBibliographyInternetOrganizationsIndex