Trousson, Raymond / Vercruysse, Jeroom (dir.), Dictionnaire general de Voltaire. (Champion classiques, references et dictionnaires 18) 1272 p. 2020:10 (Champion, FR) <670-9>
ISBN 978-2-38096-016-7 paper ¥7,064.- (税込) EUR 38.00

Chao, Ruth Chu-Lien, From Discrimination to Inclusion: A Journey of Transforming and Embracing Diversity. 166 pp. 2024:12 (Lexington Books, US) <733-1572>
ISBN 978-1-6669-4649-9 hard ¥22,522.- (税込) US$ 105.00 *

Racial discrimination in America has deep historical roots that persist to this day, leading to disparities in areas like police shootings, high incarceration rates, and unlawful, tragic deaths Understanding these roots is crucial to addressing the ongoing challenges in achieving racial equality and healing from racial trauma. From Discrimination to Inclusion: A Journey of Transforming and Embracing Diversity by Ruth Chu-Lien Chao examines various forms of racism, including individual, internalized, interpersonal, and institutional racism, to provide a better understanding of the detrimental consequences they have in BIPOC communities. Seeking a way forward, Chao develops strategies to address racism through anti-racism exercises, collaboration among individuals from diverse racial backgrounds, and racial inclusion by promoting empathy, diversity, and equal opportunities. This book also explores the importance of empathy and openness toward racial inclusion and how this can be cultivated through education and policy implementation. By integrating strategies that encourage us to both challenge racism and address the traumatic responses that they evoke, this book advocates for a society where diversity is celebrated, and racism is actively addressed. Promoting racial inclusion is a collective effort that requires ongoing commitment and action at both individual and systemic levels.

Das, Sanjukta / Chakraborty, Nabamita (eds.), Midlife: Multidisciplinary Theories, Thoughts and Issues. 230 pp. 2024:12 (Routledge, UK) <733-1574>
ISBN 978-1-032-85247-8 hard ¥38,016.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *

This book is a rare and intriguing account of the midlife experience from a multidisciplinary perspective. It represents an insightful construal of midlife from the disciplines of philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, literature, sociology, and the fine arts. This volume provides an in-depth understanding of the middle phase of human lives which is the transitional phase at which a crucial transformation happens in the perspective towards life, society, and the world at large. It encompasses multiple methodological perspectives including empirical studies, descriptive and interpretative narratives, text analyses and revisiting existing literature. Since it addresses the issues of midlife from a multidisciplinary perspective, it would enable a wide variety of readers to connect with it. This book would be useful to the students, researchers and teachers of psychology, philosophy, neuroscience, literature, sociology, social work, film studies and the fine arts. It would also be an invaluable companion to professionals working in the field of Counselling Gerontology, Health and Social care, and NGOs.

Hichenberg, Noah, A New Vision for Early Childhood: Rethinking Our Relationships with Young Children. 214 pp. 2024:12 (Routledge, UK) <733-1575>
ISBN 978-1-032-59706-5 hard ¥38,016.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *
ISBN 978-1-032-57702-9 paper ¥7,599.- (税込) GB￡ 26.99 *

This innovative and thought-provoking book invites you to move away from strategies of control and toward relationships of trust with young children. This book presents the conceptual foundation for this re-framed relationship as well as pragmatic takeaways for parents and teachers of preschool-aged children. The book offers a concise, critical history of early childhood which is then laid against the author's ethnographic research into the daily life of one 2-year-old. This unique and refreshing perspective offers intimate insight into the tension between the adult's desire for control and the child's capacity for resistance. The author argues that when the adult-child relationship is defined by control, the child is faced with the same choice on repeat: submit, or resist. Taking action in accordance with personal wants and needs typically requires transgressing adult expectations. For the child, in today's hyper-surveilled childhood, to speak up is to resist. Moving these ideas from research and theory back into preschools and homes, A New Vision for Early Childhood is important reading for any preschool teacher, leader, or parent who wants to reconsider their relationship with children. We can become allies instead of sheriffs, working with children instead of against them.

Kovary, Zoltan, A History of Existential Psychology: Introduction to Existential Psychology. Volume 1. 408 pp. 2024:12 (Routledge, UK) <733-1577>
ISBN 978-1-032-70308-4 hard ¥38,016.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *
ISBN 978-1-032-70307-7 paper ¥14,076.- (税込) GB￡ 49.99 *

The first in a two-part set, this book takes a deep dive into the history and theory of existential psychology.Beginning with a discussion of the "existentialism and psychology problem," the book presents the philosophical and historical roots of existential psychology. It introduces the most important philosophical schools in the development of existentialism and their creators, such as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger and Sartre, as well as the literary roots of existentialism in the writings of Dostoevsky and Kafka and the important contribution of psychoanalysis and phenomenological psychiatry. The book then goes on to look at the existential psychology schools, including daseinsanalysis, logotherapy and existential analysis, the existential-humanistic school and the existential-phenomenological school.Going beyond the questions of therapy and counseling that typically make up the study of existential psychology, the book offers the ultimate introduction for students and scholars of this fascinating and deeply rooted discipline. It may also interest professionals working in related fields.

Kovary, Zoltan, Applications of Existential Psychology: Introduction to Existential Psychology. Volume 2. 416 pp. 2024:12 (Routledge, UK) <733-1578>
ISBN 978-1-032-70181-3 hard ¥38,016.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *
ISBN 978-1-032-70179-0 paper ¥14,076.- (税込) GB￡ 49.99 *

The second in a two-part set, this volume offers a detailed examination of the application of existential psychology.This book begins by looking at the "conditio humana" - the most important topics of existential psychology, including anxiety, freedom, choices, authenticity, suffering and meaning, creativity, togetherness, time and death. It then moves through the practical application of existential psychology in the context of dreams, research, pathology and therapy. Examining key theories, models and research, the volume offers a fascinating overview of how the disciplines of art, philosophy, literature, science and theology contribute to a deeper understanding of personal self-knowledge and a person's sense of purpose. This unique transdisciplinary approach demonstrates how readers can apply philosophical, historical and artistic aspects of existential psychology to their lives. The book concludes by considering the role of existential psychology in the present.Going beyond the questions of therapy and counselling that typically make up the study of existential psychology, the book offers the ultimate introduction for students and scholars of this fascinating and deeply rooted discipline. It may also interest professionals working in related fields.

Maidenbaum, Aryeh, Jung and the Jewish Experience: Reflections by a Jungian Analyst. 192 pp. 2024:12 (Routledge, UK) <733-1579>
ISBN 978-1-032-84252-3 hard ¥36,608.- (税込) GB￡ 130.00 *
ISBN 978-1-032-84250-9 paper ¥8,444.- (税込) GB￡ 29.99 *

Drawing on Jewish myth, ritual and tradition, as well as the author's own experiences, this original and unique book offers insights into how Jung's psychology and ideas are relevant if understood from a wider, archetypal, perspective.Jung's writings, especially his amplification and interpretation of spiritual and theological rituals and ideas, focus almost entirely on Christianity and have very little to say about Judaism. By applying a Jungian understanding of selected Jewish topics and stories, and interspersed with anecdotes from the author's own life, this book will add much needed insight to both the Jungian and Jewish realms. Covering topics ranging from dreams, forgiveness, scapegoating, and Jerusalem to hope, resilience, and humor, this extraordinary book explores important aspects of Judaism through a Jungian lens.This will be essential reading for anyone interested in exploring a Jungian approach to aspects of Judaism, as well as those interested in the fields of theology literature, spirituality, history, and myth.

Corbett, Lionel, A Jungian and Psychoanalytic Approach to Biblical Myth and Religion. 222 pp. 2024:12 (Routledge, UK) <733-130>
ISBN 978-1-032-88278-9 hard ¥36,608.- (税込) GB￡ 130.00 *
ISBN 978-1-032-88276-5 paper ¥8,444.- (税込) GB￡ 29.99 *

This book describes some of the major psychological processes that underpin various biblical stories and some of the theological speculation to which they have given rise. Psychological biblical criticism, as described here, is suggested as an alternative or supplement to historical-cultural, textual, philological, literary, and other types of biblical criticism.Using a combination of Jungian and psychoanalytic theory, Corbett shows how some biblical material arises from human psychodynamics, while some originates in the archetypal level of the psyche and is further elaborated as it passes through the human level of the psyche. The author addresses some of the traditional anxieties about psychological approaches to biblical stories. He views Jung's approach as an evolving mythology of the sacred that offers an alternative to purely theological approaches to the Bible and to the traditions that emerged from it.This book will be of value to practicing psychotherapists and analysts, particularly those who treat patients with a religious background, as well as trainees, clergy, and graduate students in this area.

Kodre, Lenart, Exploring the Interplay of Edward Sapir's Anthropology and Lacanian Psychoanalysis: Culture and Subjectivity. 2024:12 (Lexington Books, US) <733-1383>
ISBN 978-1-6669-6722-7 hard ¥22,522.- (税込) US$ 105.00 *

Was Edward Sapir's perspective on culture and personality groundbreaking, or should we regard it as just one more theory that reached a scientific dead-end? Culture and Subjectivity: Exploring the Interplay of Edward Sapir`s Anthropology and Lacanian Psychoanalysis introduces a fresh perspective to traditional anthropological discourse by exploring Edward Sapir's insights into culture and personality relationship alongside Jacques Lacan's theories on the individual and collective. This book reassesses the dynamics between subjective and social realms, paving the way for potentially a new anthropological model of subjectivity and the definition of Culture. Exploring the historical context of anthropology-psychoanalysis relationships, this book synthesizes diverse conceptions of culture and personality through an interdisciplinary lens. By leveraging Lacan's theoretical framework to interpret Sapir's bold ideas on culture-personality dyad, it assesses integrating Lacanian subjectivity into the culture-individual relationship, bridging commonalities between the two fields and introducing insights into their interdisciplinary interplay. This book summarizes key findings from Lacanian subjectivity theory and examines a new perspective on the process of cultural transmission and socialization by highlighting Sapir`s pioneering view on the relationship between the individual and society. It also addresses ontological, epistemological, and methodological questions in anthropology through Lacanian dynamics of desire.