Abstract
Stelios Krasanakis
Dramatherapy Center AEON
The long journey of language through the body
In this paper we shall focus on groups of parents of drug addicts, where the narration of stories of loss and grief, common to the families of addicted, creates bonds of understanding and solidarity, in the context of a group. The history of the Hellenic diaspora during the twentieth century emerges often in these narratives and meets the personal stories. Gradually these parallel stories complete the puzzle of historical representation. The metaphors, the metonymies and the images full of meaning, that participants use, contribute to the cultural vision of the narration. Such narratives in a safe therapeutic context serve as bridges between different ages and generations.
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