Catherine Clément, Tobie Nathan

The Couch and the Amulet

Catherine Clément, Tobie Nathan

The Couch and the Grigri

This work is a fascinating discussion between a practising analyst who has not ceased to confront his discipline with other disciplines of the mind, and a philosopher with great psychoanalytic experience. It aims to show how cultural heritage — a “debt” linking each generation to its ancestors — shapes both how we represent reality and our emotional universe. The authors’ thoughts and conclusions are thoroughly backed up with a variety of specific examples and observations. Tobie Nathan is an ethno-psychologist and teaches clinical and pathological psychology at the University of Paris VIII. Catherine Clément is a writer and philosopher.