“Orientalism” and “Occidentalism” in Depth Psychology: the Contribution of Hayao Kawai to the Jungian Perspective on the Psyche

Research Topic
“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

Lead Researcher
Montanari Marco, Adjunct Professor, Sapienza University of Rome

Host Researchers
Toshio Kawai, Professor, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University

Chihiro Hatanaka, Senior Lecturer, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University

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

2021/05/31