The Self-Restorative Power of Music: A Psychological Perspective

by Frank M Lachmann

Book Overview

This book explores how we can understand the place of music from a self psychological perspective, by investigating three journeys: the one we take when listening to music, the literal journey of the author from Nazi Germany to the United States, and the subjective round-trip between the past and the present.

Drawing on the work of Heinz Kohut, the author examines how music can provide us with a way to reconnect with a sense of self, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032007842
• ISBN13: 9781032007847
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 118 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"