{"product_id":"art-as-medicine-by-shaun-mcniff-9780877736585","title":"Art as Medicine","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book shows how the expressive arts therapies contain the potential for renewal in both art and psychotherapy. The author first describes the theoretical basis for his vision of \u003cem\u003eart as medicine\u003c\/em\u003e, citing the archetypal psychology of James Hillman, writers such as D.H. Lawrence and Friedrich Nietzsche, and mythologies from Mircea Eliade, Henri Corbin and British scholar Jane Harrison, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe then discusses his methods, including interpretation through performance and storytelling, collaborative creation, and dialoguing with paintings, as opposed to talking about paintings. Finally, he offers an illustrated examination of drawings, paintings, and dreams, demonstrating how interacting with the products of the imagination can lead to growth and transformation for the healthy as well as the sick.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe author also wrote \u003cem\u003eThe Arts and Psychotherapy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEducating the Creative Arts Therapists\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFundamentals of Art Therapy\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eDepth Psychology of Art\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47595700289772,"sku":"9780877736585","price":60.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780877736585-art-as-medicine.jpg?v=1777903537","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/art-as-medicine-by-shaun-mcniff-9780877736585","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}