The primordial mind in health and illness : a cross-cultural perspective / Michael Robbins.

Author/creator Robbins, Michael
Format Book
Publication InfoHove, East Sussex ; New York : Routledge, ©2011.
Descriptionxii, 240 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents The big picture -- Western models of primordial mind: Freud and Klein -- Western models of primordial mind II: Jung, Bion, Matte-Blanco -- Western models of primordial mind III: Piaget, Werner attachment theory and implicit knowledge -- Primordial mental activity -- Dreaming -- The primordial mind in everyday life -- The relationship between mental processes in spiritual cultures -- The mind of a shaman -- Shamanism and psychosis -- Special sensitivity: synesthesia and lucid dreaming -- Creativity -- Psychosis -- Thoughtful reflections of psychotic persons -- Language, thought and communication -- Neuroscience of primordial mind -- Analogy and transformation in human systems -- Conclusion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010040393
ISBN9780415454605 (hbk.)
ISBN0415454603 (hbk.)
ISBN9780415454612 (pbk.)
ISBN0415454611 (pbk.)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks BF315 .R58 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold