The Gift of Stories
Practical and Spiritual Applications of Autobiography, Life Stories, and Personal Mythmaking
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:30th May '95
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Shows how telling our own stories can dramatically change our lives.
The stories we tell about ourselves are guided by cultural patterns and enduring elements. It provides specific, practical, instructional details for telling our own stories and gives the necessary guidelines for assisting others in telling their life stories.
The stories we tell about ourselves are guided by cultural patterns and enduring elements. The current interest in mythology has made evident how the classic hero's journey represents a theme not only common to all the world's myths, but also our own lives today. The Gift of Stories offers a clear concise basis for understanding the nature and potential of sharing our stories. It provides specific, practical, instructional details for telling our own stories and gives the necessary guidelines for assisting others in telling their life stories. Its basic framework enables individuals with little experience to begin writing about the really important aspects of their lives and understanding how and why the universal elements of the stories we tell contribute to our continuing groISBN: 9780897894432
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 227g
168 pages