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Devils, Serpents, Zebras: Metaphors of Illness in Contemporary Swedish Literature on Eating Disorders

Bernhardsson, Katarina LU (2008) 49. p.95-111
Abstract
The present paper explores the metaphors of illness in Swedish narratives on eating disorders, published between 1987 and 2005. The authors use the metaphors of powerful beings such as serpents or devils to name their illness, and these metaphors can be analysed as being part of the master metaphors of battle, territory and intruders. This paper discusses the metaphors used to envision the flesh and the self, as well as three important “intruders”: compulsive starvation, food, and the urge to eat.
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keywords
Metaphors of illness, eating disorders, anorexia, Swedish literature., bulimia
host publication
Social Studies of Health, Illness and Disease. Perspectives from the Social Sciences and Humanities
editor
Twohig, Peter L and Kalitzkus, Vera
volume
49
pages
95 - 111
publisher
Rodopi
ISBN
978-90-420-2405-2
language
English
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yes
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2016-04-04 10:44:30
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  author       = {{Bernhardsson, Katarina}},
  booktitle    = {{Social Studies of Health, Illness and Disease. Perspectives from the Social Sciences and Humanities}},
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  keywords     = {{Metaphors of illness; eating disorders; anorexia; Swedish literature.; bulimia}},
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  title        = {{Devils, Serpents, Zebras: Metaphors of Illness in Contemporary Swedish Literature on Eating Disorders}},
  volume       = {{49}},
  year         = {{2008}},
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