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Cultural Zoo : Animals in the Human Mind and its Sublimation.

By Akhtar , Salman

Book information

Publisher
Karnac Books
Year
2014
ISBN
9781306473828, 1306473829, 9781782412373, 1782412379
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5455039 bytes)
Pages
0\312
Time added
2015-06-28 17:33:49
Psychoanalysis Human animal relationships Animals

Description

'This book is a major contribution to culture and to the psychoanalytic literature. The authors explore how animals, both wild and domesticated, have powerful symbolic meanings in our psyches, mythology, religion, literature, art, music, and popular culture. From the prehistoric art of Lascaux to Picasso, from The Fly to the American eagle, the psychoanalytic perceptions are subtle and suggestive, the aesthetic, film, and national insights are a delight.'-Peter Loewenberg, Dean, Southern California Psychoanalytic Institute, Professor of History and Political Psychology, UCLA'Our cousins - the.  Read more...

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