How Narrative Shapes Culture and Society
A Socio-Narratology of Power and Influence
How Narrative Shapes Culture and Society
A Socio-Narratology of Power and Influence
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Description
This book analyzes how everyday storytelling operates as a subtle yet powerful mode of influence, shaping identity, belief systems, and leadership across diverse cultural contexts.
Bridging literary theory, cultural studies, and leadership practice, it offers an interdisciplinary examination of myths, fairy tales, parables, and trickster narratives to uncover the mechanisms through which stories embed and transmit power. With critical insight into the ideological and affective force of narrative, James E. Siburt reveals how even the most ordinary stories sustain social norms, seed collective values, and mirror the deep structures of human desire and meaning-making.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter One: The Practice of Story
Chapter Two: Myths: Stories of Origin
Chapter Three: Fairy Tales: Influencing Social Practices
Chapter Four: The Other in Fairy Tales
Chapter Five: A Strange Parable
Chapter Six: Trickster: The Unexpected Leader
Chapter Seven: Interpellating Desire
Conclusion
References
Index
About the Author
Product details
| Published | 19 Feb 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 144 |
| ISBN | 9781666927085 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Dimensions | 229 x 152 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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