Abstract
E. M. HOCH, a Swiss psychiatrist, who for many years has carried out outstand ing research in India and whose work has been repeatedly reported upon in the pages of this Review [Transcultural Psychiatric Research, 1 (1964): 40-44, 44-46, 108-10; and 3 (1966): 26-29, 125-27] has presented in book form clinical experiences with psychologically disturbed Indian children and theoretical conclusions drawn from them. G. OBEYESEKERE demonstrates, using the case- history of a Ceylonese woman as an example, (a) the cultural and psychological significance of the expression of mental illness in religious conceptualization and behavior, and (b) the significant contributions which an anthropologist can make to the understanding of such phenomenon.
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