Shamans, Mystics and Doctors: A Psychological Inquiry into India and its Healing Traditions - Softcover

Sudhir Kakar

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198089422 ISBN 13: 9780198089421

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2012

Synopsis

In this major work of cultural interpretation, Sudhir Kakar gives a fascinating account of the many ways in which India s healing traditions deal with emotional disorder. With a new Prologue by the author, this Oxford India Perennials edition bears testimony to the book s enduring significance since it was first published in 1982.

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Sudhir Kakar brilliantly illuminates the ancient healing traditions of India embodied in the rituals of shamans, the teachings of gurus, and the precepts of the school of medicine known as Ayurveda.'Each chapter describes the geographical and culture context within which the healers work, their unique approach to healing mental illness, and. . . the philosophical and religious underpinnings of their theories compared with psychoanalytical theory.'

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198089422
• ISBN 13: 9780198089421
• Binding: Paperback