Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents IX
3. Chapter 1. Introduction 1
4. Part One. In the web of the wor(l)d: The narrative structuring of experience
5. Chapter 2. Creating webs of significace: The role of narrative in socio-cultural construction of reality 33
6. Chapter 3. The narrative sharing of words: Storytelling as communicative interaction 87
7. Chapter 4. Exploring the structure of narrated worlds: The search for study schemata 137
8. Part Two. Storytelling as social practice: A cross-cultural perspective
9. Chapter 5. The Beautiful and the Beasty: Cultural specifics of Anglo-Western narrative aesthetics 165
10. Chapter 6. Always keeping track: Text building strategies in Pitjantjatjara and Yankunyjatjara storytelling 219
11. Chapter 7. Holding the world in place: The interrelatedness of story, practice, and culture 309
12. Chapter 8. Conclusions and implications 379
13. Backmatter 408