Understanding Amae: The Japanese Concept of Need-Love (Collected Papers of Twentieth-Century Japanese Writers on Japan)

This volume brings together twenty-six of Professor Doi's principal papers on the subject of the Japanese psyche and the subject of dependency (__amae__) published in English over the last fifty years, beginning with his paper on Japanese Psychiatry (1955) and concluding with 'Are Psychological Concepts of Japanese Origin Relevent?' (2002), some of which are published here for the first time, Pre-eminent among Japanese psychiatrists, Professor Doi gained international fame with the publication of __The Anatomy of Dependence__ in 1973. This Volume Brings Together 27 Of Professor Doi's Most Significant Essays On The Subject Of Dependency (amae) And The Japanese Psyche, Written In English Over The Last 50 Years. Some Aspects Of Japanese Psychiatry -- Japanese Language As An Expression Of Japanese Psychology -- Amai : A Key Concept For Understanding Japanese Personality Structure -- Morita Therapy And Psychoanalysis -- Some Thoughts On Helplessness And The Desire To Be Loved -- Psychoanalytic Therapy And Western Man : A Japanese View -- Giri-ninjō : An Interpretation -- Japanese Psychology, Dependency Need And Mental Health -- A Psychiatrist's View On Zeitgeist -- A Japanese Interpretation Of Erich Segal's Love Story -- Psychotherapy As Hide-and-seek -- The Japanese Patterns Of Communication And The Concept Of Amae -- Omote And Ura : Concepts Derived From The Japanese Two-fold Structure Of Consciousness -- Higaisha-ishiki : The Psychology Of Revolting Youth In Japan -- Uchimura Kanzō : Japanese Christianity In Comparative Perspective -- Psychotherapy : A Cross-cultural Perspective From Japan -- The Thorn In The Chrysanthemum : Suicide And Economic Success In Modern Japan -- The Concept Of Amae And Its Psychoanalytic Implications -- The Japanese Psyche : Myth And Reality -- The Cultural Assumptions Of Psychoanalysis -- On The Concept Of Amae -- Amae And Transference-love -- Psychoanalysis In A Cross-cultural Context : A Japanese View -- Foreword To Japanese Childbearing -- Amae And The Western Concept Of Love -- Is Narcissistic Pejorative? -- Are Psychological Concepts Of Japanese Origin Relevant? [foreword By Hirakawa Sukehiro]. Collection Of Previously Published Essays. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Preface Foreword by Hirakawa Sukehiro 1. Some Aspects of Japanese Psychiatry (1955) 2. Japanese Language as an Expression of Japanese Psychology (1956) 3. Amae: A Key Concept for Understanding Japanese Personality Structure (1962) 4. Morita Therapy and Psychoanalysis (1962) 5. Some Thoughts on Helplessness and the Desire to be Loved (1963) 6. Psychoanalytic Therapy and ‘Western Man’: A Japanese View (1964) 7. Giri-Ninjo: An Interpretation (1967) 8. Japanese Psychology, Dependency Need and Mental Health (1969) 9. A Psychiatrist’s View on Zeitgeist (1971) 10. A Japanese Interpretation of Erich Segal’s 'Love Story' (1972) 11. Psychotherapy as ‘Hide-and-Seek’ (1973) 12. The Japanese Patterns of Communication and the Concept of Amae (1973) 13. Omote and Ura: Concepts Derived from the Japanese Two-fold Structure of Consciousness (1973) 14. Higaisha-ishiki'. The Psychology of Revolting Youth in Japan (1974) 15. Uchimura Kanzo: Japanese Christianity in Comparative Perspective (1979) 16. Psychotherapy - A Cross-cultural Perspective from Japan (1984) 17. The Thom in the Chrysanthemum: Suicide and Economic Success in Modem Japan (1987) 18. The Concept of Amae and its Psychoanalytic Implications (1989) 19. The Japanese Psyche: Myth and Reality (1989) 20. The Cultural Assumptions of Psychoanalysis (1990) 21. On the Concept of Amae (1992) 22. Amae and Transference-Love (1993) 23. Psychoanalysis in a Cross-cultural Context: A Japanese View (1993) 24. Foreword to Japanese Childrearing (1996) 25. Amae and the Western Concept of Love (1999) 26. Is ‘Narcissistic’ Pejorative? (2002) 27. Are Psychological Concepts of Japanese Origin Relevant? (2002) Index of Names General Index