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Between Anthropology and Psychiatry - Library Binding

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Availability:In StockContributor:Roland Littlewood, Simon DeinPublish date:4/15/2026Pages:318
Language:EnglishPublisher:Berghahn BooksISBN-13:9781836954613ISBN-10:1836954611UPC:9781836954613Book Category:Social Science, MedicalBook Subcategory:Anthropology, PsychiatryBook Topic:Cultural & SocialSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.69 inchesWeight:1.2103Product ID:SCC7Q7TWH2

Bridging Psychology and Anthropology, this volume critiques dominant models such as psychoanalysis and the biopsychosocial framework. Drawing on cross-cultural case studies -from Hasidic healing to jinn possession, it argues for plural approaches that integrate biological, psychodynamic and sociocultural perspectives to better understand human experience.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Berghahn BooksISBN-13:9781836954613ISBN-10:1836954611UPC:9781836954613Book Category:Social Science, MedicalBook Subcategory:Anthropology, PsychiatryBook Topic:Cultural & SocialSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.69 inchesWeight:1.2103Product ID:SCC7Q7TWH2

Roland Littlewood is Emeritus Professor of Anthropology and Psychiatry at University College, London. Former President of the Royal Anthropological Institute and a founding chair of the RAI's Medical Committee and of the Nafsiyat Intercultural Therapy Centre. His clinical work included fifteen years with a homeless mentally ill project in North London.


Publisher: Berghahn Books

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