Review : Kojin Karatani & The Return of the Thirties : Psychoanalysis in / of Japan (original) (raw)
Heisaku Kosawa upon his return to Japan decided to adapt psychoanalysis while still keeping Freud's main theories. Thus, Kosawa was inspired by a Buddhist story to formulate the Ajase complex which is an adaptation of the Oedipus complex The differences and similarities between these two theories allow us to compare the West and Japan thanks to psychoanalysis. The parent-child relationship is viewed differently in both cultures, therefore the Oedipus complex and the Ajase complex focus on different issues. The question of the importance of religion and language shaping a culture is also addressed, especially when it comes to the question of the self in Buddhism and its repercussions in psychoanalysis. The cultural gap between the Western world and Japan explains why psychoanalysis is treated differently in both parts of the world, but there could be a way to go beyond those differences through a new form of psychoanalysis. Alejandro Jodorowsky calls it psychomagic and claims that acts in order to heal the suffering are better than words.
RG 24, Selected Correspondences between the Freudian Circle of Psychoanalysts, 1918 1950s
RG -- 24, Selected Correspondences between the Freudian Circle of Psychoanalysts, 1918 -- 1950s, 2018
This Collection presents a selected correspondence between the scholars and public figures related to a Freudian Circle of thought. Overall the exchange of narratives reflects on the Theory of Psychoanalysis, on administrative matters also related to practical application of Psycho Analysis and on personal subjects as well. Additionally, this collection comprises correspondences of birthday greeting, reciprocal letters of appreciation and several medical guides of the Menninger Clinic in Topeka. A collection of forty documents, largely official and personal correspondences. This Collection comprises correspondences between the scholars of a Freudian Circle over the time-period between 1918 and 1950s. The content of these correspondences is largely scientific, while the tone is friendly and amicable. The content reflects scientific discourses including discussions as well as informative and appreciation messages. The following psychoanalysts, scholars and public figures are the correspondents of the given collection: Dr. Ernst Simmel, Dr. Karl Abraham, Dr. Hanns Sachs, Dr. Bernfeld, Dr. Brunswick, Princess Marie Bonaparte, Dr. Brill, Dr. Karl Menninger, Dr. William Menninger, Dr. Fenichel, Margrit Libbin, Marth Freud, Dr. Anna Freud, Dr. Sigmund Freud, Dr. Erikson, William Harriman, Pryns Hopkins, Dr. Karen Horney, Dr. Windholz, Dr. Ernest Jones, Dr. Bertram Lewin, Carey McWilliams, Eleanor Roosevelt, Judge Westwick, Dr. Tidd, Dr. Zilborg, Dr. Murray, Dr. Kubie, Dr. Lewy, Frances Deri. Correspondences of this Collection reflect on the state of Psycho Analysis over the period from the rise of the new Science to its practical application into psychological and medical practice as well on the ramifications of the Theory of Psychoanalysis. The language of correspondences is German and English. These narrative in the form of correspondences or in some instances of the documents attached to the letters are imbued by Freudian conceptions and ideas. A circle of the second generation of Freudian scholars further deepened the Theory of Psychoanalysis, although eliciting the new paradigms and conceptions. All in all, this collection represents among the other valuable narratives, the correspondences penned by the dignitaries of Psycho Analytic world, for example Sigmund Freud and Anna Freud and the esteemed public figure, Princess Marie Bonaparte.
A Brief History of Psychoanalysis: From Freud to Fantasy to Folly
Psychotherapy and Counselling Journal of Australia
Psychoanalysis has had a long gestation, during the course of which it has experienced multiple rebirths, leading some current authors to complain that there has been such a proliferation of theories of psychoanalysis over the past 115 years that the field has become theoretically fragmented and is in disarray (Fonagy & Target, 2003; Rangell, 2006). In this paper, Kenny surveys the past and present landscapes of psychoanalytic theorizing and clinical practice to trace the evolution of Freud’s original insights and psychoanalytic techniques to current theory and practice. First, the article sketches the evolutionary chronology of psychoanalytic theory; second, it discusses the key psychoanalytic techniques derived from clinical practice, with which psychoanalysis is most strongly identified; third, it interrogates whether Freud’s original theoretical conceptualizations and clinical practices are still recognizable in current psychoanalytic theory and practice, using four key exemplar...