The Posture of Words

Growing research in trauma focuses on working trauma out of the body. This ‘somatic turn' can minimise the role that narrative plays in healing. This piece imagines a coordination between writing, words, and the senses that is in line with the wisdom of longstanding religious traditions. It pro...

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Published in:Literature and theology
Main Author: Rambo, Shelly (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press [2019]
In: Literature and theology
RelBib Classification:FA Theology
NCH Medical ethics
ZD Psychology
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Summary:Growing research in trauma focuses on working trauma out of the body. This ‘somatic turn' can minimise the role that narrative plays in healing. This piece imagines a coordination between writing, words, and the senses that is in line with the wisdom of longstanding religious traditions. It proposes that theopoetics positions us to release the negative grip of words while creating, through words, new paths of meaning.
ISSN:1477-4623
Contains:Enthalten in: Literature and theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/litthe/frz021