Shamans, mystics, andoctors : a psychological inquiry into India and its healing traditions

By: Kakar, SudhirMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: New Delhi Oxford University Press 1982Description: 310pISBN: 9780198089421Subject(s): Mental illness--Treatment | Shamanism | Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric-IndiaDDC classification: 616.8900954 Summary: In this major work of cultural interpretation, Sudhir Kakar gives a fascinating account of the many ways in which India s healing traditions deal with emotional disorder. With a new Prologue by the author, this Oxford India Perennials edition bears testimony to the book s enduring significance since it was first published in 1982.
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In this major work of cultural interpretation, Sudhir Kakar gives a fascinating account of the many ways in which India s healing traditions deal with emotional disorder. With a new Prologue by the author, this Oxford India Perennials edition bears testimony to the book s enduring significance since it was first published in 1982.

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