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A Web of Sorrow
Mistrust, Jealousy, Lovelessness, Shamelessness, Regret, Hopelessness
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This book is ideal for readers interested in psychology, psychoanalysis, and the sociocultural dimensions of human emotions. It will appeal to scholars, clinicians, and anyone wishing to deepen their understanding of sorrow and emotional complexity.
Bringing together the experiences of mistrust, jealousy, lack of love, shamelessness, regret, and despair, this far-reaching book elucidates human sorrow in striking sociocultural and clinical details.
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Bringing together the experiences of mistrust, jealousy, lack of love, shamelessness, regret, and despair, this far-reaching book elucidates human sorrow in striking sociocultural and clinical details.
A Web of Sorrow by Salman Akhtar dives deeply into these themes, offering insight and understanding.
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Critics praise Salman Akhtar's A Web of Sorrow for its intellectual depth and elegant prose. Nicholas Kouretas highlights Akhtar's exceptional ability to contextualise and analyse emotional states leading to sorrow. Mali Mann recommends it for those seeking a profound understanding of human suffering and psychoanalysis, noting the book's rich use of literary and clinical examples. Hanni Mann-Shalvi commends the book's creativity and originality in addressing often overlooked painful aspects of life.
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ISBN: 9781782205661
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 15 May 2017
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Karnac Books
Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 147.0mm
Height: 230.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 180
About the Author
Salman Akhtar, MD, was born in India and completed his medical and psychiatric education there. Upon arriving in the USA in 1973, he repeated his psychiatric training at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, and then obtained psychoanalytic training from the Philadelphia Psychoanalytic Institute. Currently, he is Professor of Psychiatry at Jefferson Medical College and a training and supervising analyst at the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia. He has authored, edited or co-edited more than 300 publications including books on psychiatry and psychoanalysis and several collections of poetry. He is also a Scholar-in-Residence at the Inter-Act Theatre Company in Philadelphia. Salman Akhtar received the Sigourney Award in 2012.
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