The rhetoric of transformation in the healing of alcoholism: The twelve steps of alcoholics anonymous
Close attention to spirituality and change are necessary for a fuller understanding of how Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) works. This paper draws upon the conceptual tools of the anthropology of religious healing to interpret AA's program for recovery, the Twelve Steps. The Twelve Steps are describe...
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Taylor & Francis
2004
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Mental health, religion & culture
Year: 2004, Volume: 7, Issue: 3, Pages: 187-209 |
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