Time, story, and wisdom: Emerging themes in narrative gerontology

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 333-346

  Randall, William L ^a   Kenyon, Gary M ^b  

^a ST THOMAS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aging; Biography; Narrative; Poetics; Spirituality; Time; Wisdom

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; GERONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH; GERONTOLOGY; LITERATURE; RELIGION;

EID: 13944261197     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/cja.2005.0027     Document Type: Article

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