Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
The Witch Must Die: The Hidden Meaning of Fairy Tales
Sheldon Cashdan
€ 28.63
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Witch Must Die: The Hidden Meaning of Fairy Tales
Paperback. A noted psychologist shows how fairy tales are a powerful aid to growing up, banishing fears, resolving conflicts, and conquering the darkness that dwells within us. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
In The Witch Must Die, Sheldon Cashdan explores how fairy tales help children deal with psychological conflicts by projecting their own internal struggles between good and evil onto the battles enacted by the characters in the stories. Not since Bettelheim's The Uses of Enchantment has the underlying significance of fantasy and fairy tales been so insightfully and entertainingly mined.
In The Witch Must Die, Sheldon Cashdan explores how fairy tales help children deal with psychological conflicts by projecting their own internal struggles between good and evil onto the battles enacted by the characters in the stories. Not since Bettelheim's The Uses of Enchantment has the underlying significance of fantasy and fairy tales been so insightfully and entertainingly mined.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Basic Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780465008964
SKU
V9780465008964
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Sheldon Cashdan
Sheldon Cashdan, Ph.D., is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is the author of Abnormal Psychology, Interactional Psychotherapy, and Object Relations Therapy.
Reviews for The Witch Must Die: The Hidden Meaning of Fairy Tales