Abstract

PIRES, Ludmila da Silva. The Japanese psyche: major motifs in the fairy tales of Japan. Junguiana [online]. 2016, vol.34, n.2, pp. 49-51. ISSN 0103-0825.

This article is a review of the book The Japanese Psyche - Major Motifs in the Fairy Tales of Japan, written by Hayao Kawai. After a brief contextualization about the author and his work, which aimed to transform analytical psychology in a body of thought and practice that could grasp the Japanese mind, there is a critical analysis of the Kawai's work and his theoretical formulation.

Keywords : analytical psychology; Japanese fairy tales; Hayao Kawai; Japanese culture.

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