02850nam 2200433 450 991013272890332120240207040136.01-4123-7102-310.1522/030163544(CKB)3680000000166265(NjHacI)993680000000166265(EXLCZ)99368000000016626520240207d2009 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierGadè, deceptions and lies told by the ill the Caribbean sociocultural construction of truth in patient-healer encounters /Raymond MasséChicoutimi, Quebec :J.-M. Tremblay,2009.1 online resourceClassiques des sciences sociales ;3880Includes bibliographical references.Introduction : beyond romanticism -- The patient-healer encounter -- The role of lying in client-healer interactions -- The lie in the context of a language-game that makes sense of reality through narratives -- Language and idioms -- The lying-game and acting on the social stage -- Lying and the moral community -- Conclusion -- References.A constructivist approach in medical anthropology suggests that the boundary between lies and truth in sickness narratives is thin. Based on fieldwork in the French (Martinique) and English (Saint-Lucia) Carribbean with gadé and quimboiseurs (local folk healers), this paper addresses the gap between naïve romanticism and radical cynicism in the anthropological analysis of patient-healer encounters, Is the sick person lying when she accuses evil spirits for her behaviour or sickness ? Is the quimboiseur who is building a meaningful explanation or diagnosis simply a liar taking advantage of his client's credulity ? The challenge for anthropology is not to determine whether or not a person is lying when attributing their ill fortune to witchcraft. Instead, in this paper, the author approaches lying as a language-game played by both patients and folk healers. Concepts of lying as games, tactical lies, pragmatic creativity, and constructive lies are introduced here as a perspective for a reconsideration of lying as a pertinent research object.Classiques des sciences sociales ;3880.Gadè, deceptions and lies told by the ill Truthfulness and falsehoodEarly works to 1800Truthfulness and falsehoodHistoryTruthfulness and falsehoodTruthfulness and falsehoodHistory.177.3Massé Raymond1340244NjHacINjHaclBOOK9910132728903321Gadè, deceptions and lies told by the ill3908101UNINA