Hardcover in jacket, 246 pages, index, book is solid and square with attractive cloth binding; mild age-toning to the pages, light reference wear. Some light wear, rubbing to jacket; small tape-repaired tear to jacket bottom edge; previous nostalgic store price sticker on inside front flap. Excellent reference. b3.

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Title: Catharsis in Healing, Ritual, and Drama
Publisher: Univ of California Pr
Publication Date: 1980
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0520037103
ISBN 13: 9780520037106
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Weight: 533 grams

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Synopsis

In this thoughtful study, Thomas Scheff defines catharsis clearly as a process that is signaled by certain kinds of laughing, crying, and analogous responses reflecting anger and fear. The main concept which provides a thread throughout the entire book is that of distancing, the balance between being a participant and an observer in the thoughts and feelings that bring on catharsis. At optimal distance, the person has double vision, of being both participant and observer. This idea is applied to psychotherapy, ritual and drama.

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Thomas Scheff is Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Anthropology at UCSB. He is the author of Being Mentally Ill and many books and articles.

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