A collection of new and previously-published essays that sheds
light on the intersections between psychoanalysis and Indic
Studies.
While Indian academics and clinicians have been familiar with
psychoanalysis for many decades, they have kept this Western model
of the mind separate from the spiritual and philosophical
traditions of their own country. "Freud Along the Ganges" bridges
this important lacuna in psychoanalytic and Indic studies by
creating a new theoretical field where human motives are approached
not only psychoanalytically but also from the perspective of the
teachings of Buddha, Tagore, Gandhi, and Salman Rushdie. The
authors of this collection show how the insights of these Indian
masters give a new force to the Freudian discovery by providing a
basis to better understand the social and psychological Indian
makeup.
The book begins by questioning the applicability of the
psychoanalytic method to non-Western cultures. It then traces the
history of the psychoanalytic movement in India from its onset
while it emphasizes the intricate overlap between Indian
existential and mystical traditions and psychoanalysis. "Freud
Along the Ganges" offers a unique study of the ways that Indian
thought and psychoanalysis illuminate and enrich each other.
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