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The Diagnosis Narratives & The Healing Ritual, James Peter Meza
The Diagnosis Narratives & The Healing Ritual, James Peter Meza
Wayne State University Dissertations
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THE DIAGNOSIS NARRATIVES & THE HEALING RITUAL
by JAMES PETER MEZA
December 2013
Advisor: Dr. Andrea Sankar
Major: Anthropology (medical)
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
The goal of this dissertation was to describe healing practices in the setting of clinical encounters between patients and doctors. The theoretical background for this research began with the theory of the mind and using concepts from cognitive anthropology described the anthropological self as distinguished from person or identity. Additionally, the conceptual framework of cognitive anthropology was used to describe narrative theory. Narrative theory in the form of the narrative structure of experience, particularly the …