Shamanism, narratives and the structuring of illness

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2492455
AutoresE J Langdon (0000-0002-5883-3000, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, autor de correspondencia), E Jean Matteson Langdon (Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina)
Año1997
Volumen3
Número6
Páginas187-214
Fecha de publicación1997-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaHorizontes Antropológicos (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0104-7183 • E-ISSN: 1806-9983
EditorialFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s0104-71831997000200010
OpenAlexW2883333228
SCIELO_PIDS0104-71831997000200187
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas19

This work examines how the narrative tradition of the Siona Indians regiments the illness experience into a structure of relevance and consequentiality as well as how it provides a model for the generation of persona/narratives. A text that can be considered a prototypical model of an illness narrative is examined. This narrative, as others of its kind, furnishes a model for interpretation and action in ongoing illness situations that defy routine and commonly known therapies. This is done in two ways. One is through narrative structure that establishes a set of certain questions and expectations as to the consequentiality of events: how they evolve, the nature of motives behind misfortunes, and strategies for resolution. The second is through provision of codes or signs that aid in the interpretation of hidden events. In this sense, the illness narratives are not predictive, but indicate what is relevant for interpreting illness and organizing a plan of action

Action (physics · Epistemology · Interpretation (philosophy · Linguistics · Narrative · Political science · Relevance (law · Set (abstract data type · Shamanism · Sociology · Structuring · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Computer Science · Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity · History · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology