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In these essays renowned psychoanalyst Sudhir Kakar uses diverse sources, including case studies, Indian myths and legends, and fiction, to analyse various facets of Indian identity. He explores the Indian psyche through a cultural and psychoanalytical investigation of ideas concerning identity and sexuality. The second edition updates the role of culture in psychoanalytical thoughts, and includes discussions on culture and psychoanalysis, rumours and riots, and the psychology of Islamist terror
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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Kakar, Sudhir
- Publisher
- IRL Press at Oxford University Press
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780199087990
- Category
- psychology
- Subjects
- Social Science, Psychology, Ethnography
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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