| ID | 374875 |
| Call Number | 204.22 R165AK |
| Title Proper | Analyst and the mystic |
| Other Title Information | psychoanalytic reflections on religion and mysticism |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kakar, Sudhir |
| Publication | Gurugram, Penguin Random House, 2007. |
| Description | xi:92p. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The centerpiece of The Analyst and the Mystic is the absorbing story of the nineteenth-century Bengali mystic and Hindu saint Sri Ramakrishna. Using Ramakrishna’s life as a case study, Sudhir Kakar discusses in depth three interacting factors that he feels may be essential in the making of an ecstatic mystic: particular life historical experiences, the presence of a specific artistic or creative gift, and a facilitating cultural environment. |
| Price. Qualification | PB |
| Classification Number | 204.22 |
| Key Words | Psychoanalysis and religion ; Ramakrishna, 1836-1886-Psychology ; Mysticism-India-Psychological aspects-Case studies |