Living at the Edge of Chaos: Complex Systems in Culture and Psyche (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783856305611)

Helene Shulman integrates experiences of synchronicity, altered states of consciousness, trance, ritual, Buddhist meditation practice and creativity into a broad perspective on cross-cultural psychology. What emerges is a comprehensive way to understand psychological illness and healing as a perpetual work-in-progress near the edge of chaos, where the seeds for new models of reality lie. With mental illness as the focus, she leads us on a fascinating interdisciplinary exploration, linking such areas as cultural studies, anthropology, evolutionary science and new work in mathematics and computer science " known as complexity theory " to Jungian psychology. A new paradigm for postmodern psychology emerges as the author presents a dynamic theoretical model containing rational and irrational aspects of individual and collective life.

Author: Helene Shulman
ISBN-10: 3856305610
ISBN-13: 9783856305611
Publisher: Daimon
Language: English
Published: 01/01/1997
Pages: 258
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.46w x 0.66d