Transforming Tales: How Stories Can Change People
London; Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers (2009), 340 pp.
Contains bibliogr. pp. 323-327, index
ISBN 978-1-84642-919-4 (ebook); 978-1-84310-974-7 (print)
"This book reveals the true impact of stories on our lives and how stories can create feelings of hope, take away psychological distress and even stimulate the immune system. It contains over 90 short stories, and allows readers to understand the patterns storytellers use to captivate attention and how truths are often encapsulated in stories." (Publisher description)
Introduction, 17
1 The Natural Storyteller, 23
2 The Spanish Game: Guided Imagery and Stories, 68
3 The Way You Tell 'Em: The Art and Craft of Oral Storytelling, 100
4 Traditional Ways of Storytelling, 143
5 Marvellous Miniatures: Making Short Metaphors, 182
6 New Lamps for Old: Transposing Stories, 224
7 Traps and Treasures: Symbols, Stories within Stories and Metaphorical Literacy, 265
1 The Natural Storyteller, 23
2 The Spanish Game: Guided Imagery and Stories, 68
3 The Way You Tell 'Em: The Art and Craft of Oral Storytelling, 100
4 Traditional Ways of Storytelling, 143
5 Marvellous Miniatures: Making Short Metaphors, 182
6 New Lamps for Old: Transposing Stories, 224
7 Traps and Treasures: Symbols, Stories within Stories and Metaphorical Literacy, 265
