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The Inner World: A Psychoanalytic Study of Hindu Childhood and Society

by Sudhir Kakar · 1981

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In this psychoanalytic study of Hindu childhood and society, Sudhir Kakar uses anthropological evidence, clinical data, mythology and folklore to open the door on the daily lives of the Hindu family and the shadowy world of collective fantasy. It explores the developmental significance of Hindu infancy and childhood, and its influence on identity formation.

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IndiaIndiaMore like thisLess of this
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childrens
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medium · 250 pages

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