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Some analysts, led by Sigmund Freud, have addressed the issue of culture in psychoanalytic theory. Freud was interested not in the impact of cultural differences on the evolution of mental life, but rather in culture's conflict with nature in which the individual psyche plays a central role. Culture helped shape the development and functioning of the psyche, namely, the formation of the superego. The essays in this book explore the Indian psyche and how it is affected by the culture that is so distinct from the culture of the Western world. Using diverse sources, including case studies, Indian myths and legends, and fiction, the author examines the various facets of Indian identity and sexuality. Apart from discussing culture in psychoanalytic thought, the author shares his personal account of the role of culture in psychoanalysis and psychology. He also discusses the influence of Freud and Carl Jung on psychoanalysis in India, the relationship between psychoanalysis and non-Western cultures, the maternal-feminine in Indian psychoanalysis, the so-called maternal enthrallment, middle age, rumours and religious riots, and the psychology of Islamist terrorism.
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