Expressive Body in Life, Art and Therapy
Expressive Body in Life, Art and Therapy
ISBN: 9781843107378
Interweaving art and psychology, the author offers the philosophy and methodology with which to deal artfully with the challenges that life presents and suggests that through the integration of the physical, the emotional and the mental realms, real change is possible.
Imprint: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
By: Daria Halprin
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Format: PAPERBACK
Pages: 256
Foreword (Jack Weller). Preface. Acknowledgments. Part One: Introduction. 1. Movement as Metaphor. 2. How I got Here. Part Two: Roots and Cross-Pollination. 3. Historical Context. 4. Psychology. 5. Somatic Psychology. 6. Dance. 7. Modernism, Postmodernism, and the Avant Garde. Part Three: The Practice. 8. Creativity, Art, and Therapy. 9. Maps and Methods of the Practice. 10. Body Part Metaphors. 11. Living Artfully with the Wounded Self. 12. Case Studies. Part Four: Conclusion. 13. Art as a Healing Force in the World. References. Index.
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