Contrasting epistemologies: Biomedicine, narrative medicine and indigenous story medicine.
Canadian literature
biomedicine
colonialism
epistemology
narrative medicine
Journal
Journal of evaluation in clinical practice
ISSN: 1365-2753
Titre abrégé: J Eval Clin Pract
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9609066
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Aug 2023
01 Aug 2023
Historique:
revised:
01
07
2023
received:
19
05
2023
accepted:
26
07
2023
pubmed:
1
8
2023
medline:
1
8
2023
entrez:
1
8
2023
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Narrative Medicine (NM) and Indigenous Story Medicine both use narrative to understand and effect health, but their respective conceptualizations of narrative differ. I contrast the concept of narrative in NM with that of Indigenous Story Medicine. The article relies Western narrative theorists as well as Indigenous epistemologists to frame a discussion-by-contrast of the Judeo-Christian creation myth with a Haundenosaunee Creation Story. I demonstrate that the deficiencies of Narrative Medicine exist because the latter's use of narrative is a mere application in an otherwise reductive field, whereas Indigenous epistemologies rely on story as medicine itself. OMIT. I call for more scholars to take up different narratives to further investigate the ethical space between NM and Indigenous Story Medicine.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Narrative Medicine (NM) and Indigenous Story Medicine both use narrative to understand and effect health, but their respective conceptualizations of narrative differ.
AIMS
OBJECTIVE
I contrast the concept of narrative in NM with that of Indigenous Story Medicine.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
METHODS
The article relies Western narrative theorists as well as Indigenous epistemologists to frame a discussion-by-contrast of the Judeo-Christian creation myth with a Haundenosaunee Creation Story.
RESULTS
RESULTS
I demonstrate that the deficiencies of Narrative Medicine exist because the latter's use of narrative is a mere application in an otherwise reductive field, whereas Indigenous epistemologies rely on story as medicine itself.
DISCUSSION
CONCLUSIONS
OMIT.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
I call for more scholars to take up different narratives to further investigate the ethical space between NM and Indigenous Story Medicine.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Subventions
Organisme : Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
ID : 756-2021-0068
Informations de copyright
© 2023 The Authors. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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