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Shame and masochism in Women : A Psychoanalytic Exploration of Japanese & Indian Psyche
No full textThis paper attempts to examine the psychological, psychoanalysis and socio-cultural construct of masochism in society exemplifying the various perspectives of psychoanalysis across the world over the years. Whereas, shame has been a recent exploration in western psychoanalytic literature possibly due to its experiential lack of it, as opposed to the eastern counterpart. In the study of both shame and masochism, Japan has undertaken a pioneering journey resulting from her own psychological formations of these qualities in her women. A closer look at Japan\u27s folk-tales and myths narrating the story of the \u27devoted\u27 and the \u27wounded\u27 mother/wife clearly unfolds these psychological mechanisms of shame and masochism in women. A prolonged study is conducted of the shame in author context, in Indian cultural and clinical situations. And in both the countries and its women, one takes a critical view of the \u27Prohibition of Don\u27t Look\u27 that affects society and the individual by taking a deeper look at the \u27wound\u27 inflicted upon the devoted mother (through cultural and clinical intervention)
Shame and masochism in Women : A Psychoanalytic Exploration of Japanese & Indian Psyche
No full textThis paper attempts to examine the psychological, psychoanalysis and socio-cultural construct of masochism in society exemplifying the various perspectives of psychoanalysis across the world over the years. Whereas, shame has been a recent exploration in western psychoanalytic literature possibly due to its experiential lack of it, as opposed to the eastern counterpart. In the study of both shame and masochism, Japan has undertaken a pioneering journey resulting from her own psychological formations of these qualities in her women. A closer look at Japan's folk-tales and myths narrating the story of the 'devoted' and the 'wounded' mother/wife clearly unfolds these psychological mechanisms of shame and masochism in women. A prolonged study is conducted of the shame in author context, in Indian cultural and clinical situations. And in both the countries and its women, one takes a critical view of the 'Prohibition of Don't Look' that affects society and the individual by taking a deeper look at the 'wound' inflicted upon the devoted mother (through cultural and clinical intervention)
インドから見た日本の精神分析の展望
No full textThe Japanese theoretical contributions in Psychoanalysis and its cultural practice have taken a significant role in the history of Psychoanalysis and its development since the 1950s. Perhaps it was for the first time in the genesis of psychoanalytic practice that a consistent combined clinical and cultural perspective was brought about from one single country with one common goal, that is to understand the Japanese mind, in the works of Keigo Okonogi, Takeo Doi and Osamu Kitayama. The three theoretical positions- (i)the Ajase Complex; (ii) Concept of Amae; and (iii)the Prohibition of Don\u27t Look, conceived by the above mentioned three theoreticians/psycho-analysts respectively, brought about a deep change in approach to Psychoanalysis in Japan. This paper attempts to draw upon these theoretical aspects in elaboration through exposition into both cultural and clinical contexts/material from Japan, and exploring its implementation in the Indian clinical and cultural contexts-exploring their many similarities and differences
Japanese Psychoanalysis from an Indian Perspective
No full textThe Japanese theoretical contributions in Psychoanalysis and its cultural practice have taken a significant role in the history of Psychoanalysis and its development since the 1950s. Perhaps it was for the first time in the genesis of psychoanalytic practice that a consistent combined clinical and cultural perspective was brought about from one single country with one common goal, that is to understand the Japanese mind, in the works of Keigo Okonogi, Takeo Doi and Osamu Kitayama. The three theoretical positions- (i)the Ajase Complex; (ii) Concept of Amae; and (iii)the Prohibition of Don't Look, conceived by the above mentioned three theoreticians/psycho-analysts respectively, brought about a deep change in approach to Psychoanalysis in Japan. This paper attempts to draw upon these theoretical aspects in elaboration through exposition into both cultural and clinical contexts/material from Japan, and exploring its implementation in the Indian clinical and cultural contexts-exploring their many similarities and differences
Reading Race in Children’s Literature in English : A Study of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter Series
No full textAbstract
Children’s Literature, according to Encyclopedia Britannica, is the body of written works
and accompanying illustrations that largely encompasses a wide range of works,
including acknowledged classics of world literature, picture books and easy-to-read
stories, fairy tales, lullabies, fables, folk songs and other primarily orally transmitted
materials in order to entertain or instruct young people. Fantasy Literature consists of
imaginative worlds or make-believe. Here the readers must suspend disbelief. Joanne
Kathleen Rowling’s Harry Potter Series is filled with racial imagery and motifs. Race
permeates as a major theme in the hugely popular and best-selling series of the worldfamous
author. As pointed out by Saptarshi Ray, the racial stereotypes and prejudices that
are present throughout the series can be seen as those real-life racial insults. Therefore, it
would be interesting to see as to how racism, its prejudices and its stereotypes are present
in the best-selling books. The main objective of this paper is to detect how race and its
bias are present and as a result the magical world of Harry Potter is not so magical afte
Satellite-retrieved direct radiative forcing of aerosols over North-East India and adjoining areas: climatology and impact assessment
No full textThe article by J. Biswas et al. contained an update in affiliation of author Binita Pathak. The author would like to add another affiliation to her name. Her updated affiliations are the following
