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The Kamasutra is the oldest extant textbook of erotic love. But it
is more than a book about sex. It is about the art of living--about
finding a partner, maintaining power in a marriage, committing
adultery, living as or with a courtesan, using drugs--and also, of
course, about the many and varied positions available to lovers in
sexual intercourse and the pleasures to be derived from each.
It is 1925 and India's struggle for independence is in disarray,
impeded by factionalism among its leaders and rising incidents of
unrest across the country. Meanwhile, having withdrawn himself from
active politics, Mahatma Gandhi is in an ashram immersed in what he
considers the most important undertaking of his life--the creation
of a community that is wholly dedicated to the highest standards of
self-discipline, tolerance, and austerity.
The fifteen essays included in this volume celebrate three streams of knowledge-psychoanalysis, culture, and religion-and their confluence in Kakar's work. From the role of empathy in psychoanalysis, male-female relationships, and Indian sexuality to modern mysticism, religious conflict, Hindu childhood, and the significance of imagination-these writings represent a breakthrough in Indian social consciousness and indigenous knowledge systems. In the Preface, Ramin Jahanbegloo looks at the depth and influence of Kakar's ideas, while the Introduction by Manasi Kumar critically comments on how Kakar's ideas fit the larger context of psychoanalytic theory and culture. An interesting inclusion is a conversation between Sudhir Kakar and Madhu Sarin which explores the evolution of Kakar's relationship with psychoanalysis-from being influenced by psychoanalysis to playing a formative role in the psychoanalytic culture in India.
Sudhir Kakar, a psychoanalyst and scholar, 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. With extraordinary sympathy, open-mindedness, and insight Sudhir Kakar has drawn from both his Eastern and Western backgrounds to show how the gulf that divides native healer from Western psychiatrist can be spanned.--Rosemary Dinnage, New York Review of Books Each chapter describes the geographical and cultural 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.--Choice
In this bold, enlightening, and readable study, psychoanalyst
Sudhir Kakar and anthropologist Katharina Kakar investigate the
nature of "Indian-ness," that sense of unity that underlies modern
India's tremendous diversity, beyond ethnic or social differences.
Focusing on what constitutes a common Indian identity, the authors
examine in detail the complex hierarchical organization of Indian
social life, based on the caste system; strong familial ties,
founded upon the concept of extended family; the ayurvedic
influence on health and body image; the modest attitude toward sex
and marriage; the role of women in society; and the concept of the
"other," especially as it applies to Hindu-Muslim relations.
Drawing upon three decades of research and sources as varied as the
Mahabharata, the Kama Sutra, the writings of Gandhi, Bollywood
movies, and popular folklore, the Kakars have created here a rich
and colorful portrait of Indian society.
Gesellschaftliche VerAnderungen der letzten Jahrzehnte, die gemeinhin als Globalisierung, von Soziologen auch als "reflexive Modernisierung" bezeichnet werden, haben auch die Psychotherapie nicht unberA"hrt gelassen. Allerdings wird Psychotherapeuten gelegentlich bescheinigt, sich wenig mit aktuellen gesellschaftlichen Themen zu befassen.In den BeitrAgen geht es unter anderem um die Akonomisierung von Psychotherapie, die kulturellen Grenzen psychotherapeutischen Handelns und der Erinnerung und um den Einfluss neuer Medien auf die IdentitAt des Menschen. Das Buch, in dem Autoren aus unterschiedlichen wissenschaftlichen Disziplinen zu Wort kommen, will eine "Selbstreflexion von auAen" anstoAen.
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