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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827575903321

Autore

Smith Harold Ivan <1947-, >

Titolo

Borrowed narratives : using biographical and historical grief narratives with the bereaving / / Harold Ivan Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-136-70938-X

1-280-66061-9

9786613637543

1-136-70939-8

0-203-81475-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (303 p.)

Disciplina

155.9/370922

Soggetti

Grief

Bereavement

Narrative therapy

Autobiography - Therapeutic use

Bibliotherapy

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

Cover; Borrowed Narratives; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part 1. Borrowing as a Process; Chapter 1. Why Borrow Narratives?; Chapter 2. Mining Narratives; Chapter 3. Constructing a Grief Grid; Chapter 4. Chaining Borrowed narratives; Chapter 5. Diversifying Borrowed narratives; Chapter 6. Borrowing Memoirs; Chapter 7. Using Borrowed Narratives; Chapter 8. Borrowing for Loss of Animal Companions; Part II. A Sample of Borrowed Narratives; Chapter 9. A Griever Named Nelson; Chapter 10. A Griever Named Jacqueline; Chapter 11. A Griever Named Corazon

Chapter 12. A Griever Named C. S.Chapter 13. Grievers Named King; Conclusion; References; Author Index; Name Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

What do Dexter King, Condoleeza Rice, Mackenzie King, Corazon Aquino, Eleanor Roosevelt, Bill Cosby, Tony Dungy, Theodore Roosevelt, George H. W. and Barbara Bush, Caroline Kennedy, Arthur



Ashe, Lady Bird Johnson, Colin Powell and C. S. Lewis have in common? They all have significant grief experiences that have shaped their lives in dramatic ways, stories that have also shaped our lives. Grieving individuals, through ""borrowing narratives,"" look for inspiration in biographic, historical and memoir accounts of political and religious leaders, celebrities, sports figures, and cultura