【令和3年度　一般公募プロジェクト】“Orientalism” and “Occidentalism” in Depth Psychology: the Contribuition of Hayao Kawai to the Jungian Perspective on the Psyche

研究課題　　　　　　“Orientalism” and “Occidentalism” in Depth Psychology: the Contribution of Hayao Kawai to the Jungian Perspective on the Psyche and on the influence of the native culture

研究代表者　　　　　Montanari Marco　Sapienza University of Rome　Adjunct Professor

本センター担当教員　河合俊雄　　　　　京都大学こころの未来研究センター　教授
　　　　　　　　　　畑中千紘　　　　　京都大学こころの未来研究センター　特定講師

The research purpose is to enlighten the fundamental contribution of Hayao Kawai in the debate about psychology focusing on the specificities of the Japanese Psyche making clear the “Occidentalistic” and “Orientalistic” bias within the Depth Psychology thought.
The expected result is a first collection of Kawai’s main contributions to the international debates about:
1) the importance of the language as a filter of our way to consider the reality
2) the role of individual native culture in shaping his/her psyche