Psychology, Society and Law in India: The Irrational Unconscious

With specific reference to India, Rakesh Shukla takes a look at the relationship between love and rage in intimate relationships, the impact of the father-son dynamic in politics and inter-community relations. Psychology, Law and Society in India: The Unconscious Republic uses psychoanalysis to look below the surface of the apparently rational legal system, consider the subterranean factors at play and devise interventions to bring law closer to justice. With specific reference to India, Rakesh Shukla takes a look at the relationship between love and rage in intimate relationships, the impact of the father-son dynamic in politics and inter-community relations. Shukla considers the dynamics behind parental love and ‘honor killings’, Hindu sexuality and fanaticism, and how the ‘other’ comes to be viewed as ‘evil’. Grounded in law, clinical practice, and interventions in judicial training, this book will be of interest to anyone wishing to learn more about the interface of society, the psyche and law.