Psychoanalysis in colonial India

By:

"Hartnack,Christiane"

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi; Oxford University Press; 2001Description: 243pISBN:

9780195645422

Subject(s):

Psychoanalysis

DDC classification:

155.2 HAR

Summary: This work looks at the early development of psychoanalysis in colonial India, both from the point of view British analysts working in India, as well as that of Indian thinkers. It shows how Freudian concepts were challenged by Indian thinkers in applying them to very different social, familial and cultural contexts. The author also studies Freud's correspondences to reveal his attitude towards 'the Other', which mirrored European hegemonic tendencies.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Gandhi Smriti Library	155.2 HAR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		86259

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This work looks at the early development of psychoanalysis in colonial India, both from the point of view British analysts working in India, as well as that of Indian thinkers. It shows how Freudian concepts were challenged by Indian thinkers in applying them to very different social, familial and cultural contexts. The author also studies Freud's correspondences to reveal his attitude towards 'the Other', which mirrored European hegemonic tendencies.

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