Trauma, Culture, and Metaphor: Pathways of Transformation and Integration

by John P. Wilson and Jacob D. Lindy

Book Overview

In Trauma, Culture, and Metaphor, John Wilson and Jacob Lindy explore the language of both individual and collective trauma in an era dominated by globalization and interconnectedness. Through lucid, careful discussion, this important book builds a bridge between the etymology of trauma-related terms commonly used in Western cultures and those of other cultures, such as the Burundi-Rwandan ihahamuka. It also provides the clinician...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415953316
• ISBN13: 9780415953313
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.0"