Beyond Anorexia: Narrative, Spirituality and Recovery

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Author: Catherine Garrett

ISBN-10: 0521620155

ISBN-13: 9780521620154

Category: General & Miscellaneous Religion

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A sociological exploration of eating disorders and the first book to focus exclusively on recovery.

PrefaceAcknowledgementsGlossaryPt. IPersonal sociology1Descent and return32Researching recovery173Autobiography, narrative and healing31Pt. IIAnorexia and recovery4Reinterpreting 'anorexia'475Reinterpreting 'recovery'636Recovery stories80Pt. IIISpirituality7Society and spirit958Rituals of self-transformation1109Spiritual stories132Pt. IVThe body10Recreating the body14711The sexual body16212The knowing body173Epilogue184App. AParticipants' profiles194App. BQuestions to participants198App. CCodes used for analysis200Notes201References218Index234