The Meaning of Illness

Auge, Mark and Herzlich

Introduction; Part 1 Bodily Ailments, Lineage Language; Chapter 1 Biological Order, Social Order, M. Augé; Chapter 2 The Need for Meaning, N. Sindzingre; Chapter 3 Sterility, Aridity, Drought, F. Héritier; Chapter 4 History of Diseases, History and Disease, E. M’Bokolo; Part 2 From the Right to Illness to the Duty to be Healthy: the Industrial Society; Chapter 5 Modern Medicine and the Quest for Meaning. Illness as a Social Signifier, C. Herzlich; Chapter 6 The Social Meanings of Health, J. Pierret; Chapter 7 From Healing to Salvation, D. Léger;