Literature and Therapy

Author: Ye Shuxian
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Publish Date: 1999-09-01
Features: The content of this book is divided into three units, consisting of 25 specialized essays. The first unit examines issues related to cultural ecology and cultural pathology from multiple perspectives such as human nature, language, art, rituals, and folk literature. The second unit aims to highlight constructive dialogue and mutual communication between the humanities and medicine, featuring research findings from nine scholars and physicians. The third unit further deepens the theoretical discussions of the first two units by analyzing specific examples of writers and works from China and abroad, as well as reinterpreting the potential therapeutic values in Western and Chinese literary theories.