The psychoanalysis between the dynamic individual unconscious and the cultural unconscious: Sudhir Kakar’s analytical work in the Indian context

Raffaele De Luca Picione, Faculty of Law, Giustino Fortunato University, Angelo Maria De FortunaDepartment of Communication Sciences, and International Studies, Urbino University, Giuseppina MarsicoDepartment of Humanities, and Education, Salerno University

Culture & Psychology

Published online on August 21, 2025

Abstract

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The interplay between the dynamic individual unconscious and the cultural unconscious is a pivotal theme in Sudhir Kakar’s analytical work and novels, particularly within the Indian context. Kakar explores how individual psyche is shaped by cultural ...