psychology : a person's identity comes from the stories s/he believes and memories s/he trusts - and thus it is reflected in the stories and anecdotes s/he prefers telling and hearing

anthropology : Claude Levi-Strauss' insight that a culture's self-definition and identity come from the myths they follow about themselves and their circumstances

spiritual : we've no inert spiritual identity - we make and remake ourselves in storytelling and listening - see talkstory

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