Bridging Minds: Psychoanalysis and the Indian Knowledge System
International Journal of Interdisciplinary Approaches in Psychology November 18, 2025 Manoj Kumar Mallick, Alka Mallick
This paper examines the theoretical and practical dialogue between Western psychoanalysis and Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS), arguing for a complementary, culturally attuned psychology. It maps core psychoanalytic constructs; unconscious processes, repression, ego dynamics, and the therapeutic role of narrative, onto IKS concepts such as citta , samskara , ahamkara , and avidya . While...