Language:
English
Year of publication:
1990
Titel der Quelle:
The Sociology of Health and Health Care in Israel
Angaben zur Quelle:
(1990) 67-73
Keywords:
Dybbuk
;
Cancer Patients
;
Psychology
;
Jewish women
;
Women Social life and customs
Abstract:
This case study shows one woman’s transformation of the negative implications of cancer into a positive life-giving force, by means of the culturally accepted notion of the dybbuk. The authors stress the need for understanding the cultural context of the coping mechanisms of cancer patients.
Note:
Appeared previously in "The Hospice Journal" 1,2 (1985) 113-119.
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