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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455416603321

Autore

Parkinson Rob

Titolo

Transforming tales [[electronic resource] ] : how stories can change people / / Rob Parkinson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2009

ISBN

1-282-29770-8

9786612297700

1-84642-919-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (340 p.)

Disciplina

616.89/165

616.89165

Soggetti

Narrative therapy

Storytelling

Bibliotherapy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

FRONT COVER; Transforming Tales: How Stories CanChange People; Contents; TABLE OF STORIES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1. The Natural Storyteller; 2. The Spanish Game: Guided Imagery andStories; 3. The Way You Tell 'Em: The Art and Craft ofOral Storytelling; 4. Traditional Ways of Storytelling; 5. Marvellous Miniatures: Making ShortMetaphors; 6. New Lamps for Old: Transposing Stories; 7. Traps and Treasures: Symbols, Storieswithin Stories and Metaphorical Literacy; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; SUBJECT INDEX; AUTHOR INDEX; back cover

Sommario/riassunto

This book reveals the true impact of stories on our lives and how stories can create feelings of hope, take away psychological distress and even stimulate the immune system. It contains over 90 short stories, and allows readers to understand the patterns storytellers use to captivate attention and how truths are often encapsulated in stories.