In Search of Self in India and Japan
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In Search of Self in India and Japan by Alan Roland
Drawing on work with Indian and Japanese patients, this title explores inner worlds that are markedly different from the Western psyche. It features case studies that illustrate this argument: the 'familial self', rooted in the subtle emotional hierarchical relationships of the family and group, predominates in Indian and Japanese psyches.
"While Western psychology assumes that human nature is the same everywhere, there are profound psychological differences from culture to culture, according to a growing body of evidence.. One of the most extensive criticisms of Western psychology has been made by Dr. Roland in [this] book."--The New York Times "Roland compares the extended familial-self typical of Indian and Japanese experience with the individualized self-concept of America... This book adds crucial psychological dimensions to our study of Eastern philosophy and religion. It catches the vital nuances of self-experience that escape philosophical and historical approaches."--Harold Coward, Hindu-Christian Studies Bulletin "This book addresses a fundamental question--the universality of human nature... Drawing upon work with patients and therapists in both India and Japan, [Roland] describes the profound differences between the Western individualized self and the familial self so central to Asian culture... Of particular value is Roland's sensitive treatment of the evolving identity of women in the two cultures, as well as his exploration of the deeply significant spiritual self, a topic that is largely neglected in Western theory and practice."--Choice
Alan Roland is a practicing psychoanalyst, a training analyst and senior member on the faculty of the National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis. He is author of In Search of Self in India and Japan: Toward a Cross Cultural Psychology (1988) and Cultural Pluralism and Psychoanalysis: The Asian and North American Experience (1996), and editor of Psychoanalysis, Creativity, and Literature: A French and American Dialogue (1978).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780691024585 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691024588 |
| Title | In Search of Self in India and Japan |
| Author | Alan Roland |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 1991-04-21 |
| Number of pages | 424 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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