Wandering Souls

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By Tobie Nathan

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In Wandering Souls, Tobie Nathan recounts his experiences counselling young people radicalised towards jihadism, as entrusted by the French government in 2014. Through vivid narratives and personal reflection, he reveals their complex journeys—metamorphoses rather than fixed natures—marked by dislocation, harmful influences, and the struggle to find a coherent identity. Nathan’s compassionate account explores the challenge of accommodating difference within society while offering hope that these wandering souls may one day find their way home.
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This deeply humane and engaging book will appeal to readers interested in social issues, radicalisation studies, migration, and intercultural understanding. It is particularly suited for educators, social workers, policymakers, and anyone seeking insight into the challenges of youth radicalisation and societal integration.

"First published in French as Les äaAmes errantes äA L'Iconoclaste, Paris, 2017"-- Title page verso.

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In September 2014, the French government entrusted Tobie Nathan with the task of counselling radicalised young people who had been drawn to jihadism, and in this book he recounts his experiences of some of the young people he met and counselled.

He describes what he heard, felt, and perceived in his encounters with these young people and their loved ones as he tried to understand the forces running through them and grasp what their fate held in store for them. In so doing, he shows that the history of radicalisations is not the history of ‘natures’ but of metamorphoses – an unpredictable journey, with moments of immobility punctuated by sudden intoxication at the thought of other futures. It is a history of wandering souls who find themselves unable to form a narrative of origin and are in thrall to harmful forces but who may find a way home one day.

This deeply humane and engaging book will be of great interest to everyone concerned with the issue of radicalisation and with the deep and growing challenges our societies face in accommodating difference.

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Catherine Grandsard, University of Paris 8 Saint-Denis, praises the book as uplifting and insightful, commending its invitation to overcome fear and rejection by engaging with the radicalised youths’ worlds. She highlights the vivid case examples and the author’s moving first-person narration that reads like a novel. The ethnographic depth captures the restless lives of migrants seeking refuge in France, faithfully portraying their journeys beyond simplistic expectations.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781509534968

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 September 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Polity Press

Contributors:

Translated by Stephen Muecke
Translated by Stephen Muecke

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 137.0mm

Height: 213.0mm

Weight: 227g

Pages: 200

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About the Author

Tobie Nathan is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University Paris-VIII and the founder of the first ethnopsychiatric clinic in France.

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