TY - JOUR T1 - How care holds humanity: the myth of Cura and theories of care JF - Medical Humanities JO - J Med Humanit SP - e1 LP - e9 DO - 10.1136/medhum-2020-012136 VL - 48 IS - 1 AU - Halvor Hanisch Y1 - 2022/03/01 UR - http://mh.bmj.com/content/48/1/e1.abstract N2 - Modern medicine has often struggled to grasp the cultural aspects of interpersonal care. The medical humanities, on the other hand, have struggled to grasp the embodied, intimate character of care. In a recent appeal to the medical humanities, Julia Kristeva et al argue that care can be a point of crossing between these two ‘ontological domains’. They evoke the myth of Cura, referring to previous utilisations by such diverse thinkers as Heidegger and Kleinman, as well as Kristeva’s previous work. This study adds to these bodies of work by using the original text from Hyginus in much greater detail. Textual analysis, theoretical discussions and autotheoretical work unpack care as (1) a fundamental aspect of the human condition, (2) a holding-together of different domains of knowledge, (3) a withholding from these domains and (4) the site of intimate knowledge that both ‘ontological domains’ struggle to grasp.No data are available. Since this is an autoethnographic investigation, primary data will not be available. ER -