The Inner World: A Psycho-analytic Study of Childhood and Society in India (Oxford India Paperbacks) - Softcover

Kakar, Sudhir

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195615085 ISBN 13: 9780195615081

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1983

Synopsis

In this fascinating psycho-analytic study of Hindu childhood and society, Sudhir Kakar uses anthropological evidence, clinical data, mythology and folklore to open the door on to the daily lives of the Hindu family and the shadowy world of collective fantasy. It explores the developmental
significance of Hindu infancy and childhood, and its influence on identity formation.

It will be of interest to all who are interested in Indian society and its myths, rituals, fables and arts, but will be particularly rewarding for anyone concerned with the psychological study of societies and the relevance and validity of psycho-analytic concepts in Indian culture and
society.

About this title

About the Author:

Ex- Harvard, eminent psychoanalyst and writer

Review:

"The best application of psychoanalysis to Indian culture....Thoughtful and well-written...it achieves an elegant balance between conciseness and comprehensiveness....Stands as an authoritative statement."--Journal of Psychological Anthropology

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1983
• ISBN 10: 0195615085
• ISBN 13: 9780195615081
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 250