The notion of a myth has several distinct meanings. On the one hand it is a “Legendary narrative, usually of gods and heroes, or a theme that expresses the ideology of a culture” [1], where the word or should be read inclusively. The word ideology often has a negative connotation which is not necessarily true for myths in this sense; what is intended is that the myths convey some truths to the ...

Many medical and magical texts concerning childbirth and delivery are known from ancient Egypt. Most of them are spells, incantations, remedies and prescriptions for the woman in labour in order to accelerate the delivery or protect the unborn child and parturient. The medical and magical texts do not contain any descriptions of parturition itself, but there are some literary, astronomical and ...

The unique Style of the Nachiyar, Sermon bears Witnes to its systematic structure, respectively. Perhaps it contributes Andals imagination and Poetic pleasure. lexicon is shown in Nachiyar scripture. Mythological events related gods are also outlined Sangam literature other periods. Songs were sung with a focus on devotional, or mythological events. Dasavatara message especially praised vaishna...

In this study, we examined relations among gender, self-concept and children's autobiographical narratives. Twenty-two white middle-class children 8 years of age (50% female) were administered the Children's Self-View Questionnaire (CSVQ). In addition, children were asked to recall a speci®c experience associated with each of the nine self-concept dimensions assessed by the CSVQ, including Achi...

Sociological approaches to understanding narratives of illness usually begin with oral or textual discourse. This article extends the study of illness narratives beyond oral and textual accounts to photographs. It takes the position that attempts to distinguish clearly images and words, or verbal and visual narratives, are utopian projects. It examines three photographs taken by British feminis...

Physicians' narratives of their own experiences of illness can be a kind of empathic bridge across the divide between a professional healer and a sick patient. This essay considers ways in which physicians' narratives of their own and family members' experiences of cancer shape encounters with patients and patients' experiences of illness. It analyzes ethical dimensions of physicians' narrative...

PURPOSE With the increase in life expectancy, couples living in intimate partner violence are aging together. The aim of this article is to explore the constructions of aging in intimate partner violence as narratives of couplehood or narratives of old age. DESIGN AND METHODS Thirty individual in-depth interviews with 15 older Israeli couples were tape-recorded, transcribed verbatim and analy...