Healing Arts [Paperback]

Susan Hogan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2001

(Jessica Kingsley Publishers) Univ. of Derby, UK. An authoritative history of art therapy, dating back to the 18th century. Covers a broad range of topics, including how public attitudes toward mental illness have changed and the philosophy of art therapy. Psychoanalytic symbolism, Jungian psychology and the school of psychopathology are examined in-depth. British-oriented. Softcover.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'Fascinating in itself, it belongs in the history of ideas, and the history of medicine.' ---Professor Mary Douglas (Cultural Theorist and Anthropologist)

'Her work is a rich tapestry weaving together elements of medical and psychiatric history, art history, as well as contributing to the history of psychoanalysis and its reception in Britian...art therapy emerges as the site where these hugely influential cultural discoursers are knitted together.' ---David Lomas (Art Historian)

About the Author

Susan Hogan taught twentieth-century art history and theory at the University of New South Wales and the National Art School, Sydney. She served as Vice-President of the Australian National Art Therapy Association. She is currently Senior Lecturer at the University of Derby's School of Health and Community Studies.

Product Details

• Paperback: 340 pages
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub; 1 edition (March 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1853027995
• ISBN-13: 978-1853027994
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,415,543 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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