Daniel Rosenblatt

Die Basis dieses Buches von und ber Laura Perls, der Mitbegr nderin der Gestalttherapie, bilden die Gespr che zu ihrem "Weg zur Gestalttherapie" mit dem amerikanischen Gestalttherapeuten Daniel Rosenblatt. Anl sslich ihres 100. Geburtstages erschien dieser Klassiker in einer erheblich erweiterten Ausgabe. Hinzugekommen sind weitere Interviews, besonders zum Selbstverst ndnis der Therapeutin, und zahlreiche W rdigungen der Pers nlichkeit und der Arbeit Laura Perls durch Kolleg*innen und Sch ler*innen. Laura Perls steht f r einen ganz besonderen Stil: f r liebevolle Aufmerksamkeit, f r Wohlwollen, Einf hlungsverm gen und gro e Achtung vor den Klient*innen. Die Wendung Meine Wildnis ist die Seele des Anderen ist Laura Perls' Liebeserkl rung an ihren Freund und Sch ler Paul Goodman. F r ihn entsprechen n mlich unsere Stra en einer "Wildnis", und Laura Perls hat in Analogie zu seinem Denken die Seele zu ihrer Wildnis erkl rt, wo sie abenteuern und explorieren konnte, soviel sie wollte.

Haben Sie den Eindruck, Ihr Leben entgleitet Ihrer Kontrolle? F hlen Sie sich abh ngig von anderen? Nicht selten erleben wir uns ausgeliefert und ohne wirklichen Einfluss auf unser Leben. Daniel Rosenblatt leitet die Leserinnen und Leser seines Buches dazu an, ihr Leben - wieder oder endlich - in die eigenen H nde zu nehmen. Dabei bezieht er sie geschickt in einen therapeutischen Prozess ein und l sst sie Gestalttherapie auf diese Weise erfahren. Herausgegeben und mit dem Beitrag Was ist Gestalttherapie? von Erhard Doubrawa.

Marshall Sahlins (b. 1930) is an American anthropologist who played a major role in the development of anthropological theory in the second half of the twentieth century. Over a sixty-year career, he and his colleagues synthesized trends in evolutionary, Marxist, and ecological anthropology, moving them into mainstream thought. Sahlins is considered a critic of reductive theories of human nature, an exponent of culture as a key concept in anthropology, and a politically engaged intellectual opposed to militarism and imperialism. This collection brings together some of the world's most distinguished anthropologists to explore and advance Sahlins's legacy. All of the essays are based on original research, most dealing with cultural change - a major theme of Sahlins's research, especially in the contexts of Fijian and Hawaiian societies. Like Sahlins's practice of anthropology, these essays display a rigorous, humanistic study of cultural forms, refusing to accept comfort over accuracy, not shirking from the moral implications of their analyses. Contributors include the late Greg Dening, one of the most eminent historians of the Pacific, Martha Kaplan, Patrick Kirch, Webb Keane, Jonathan Friedman, and Joel Robbins, with a preface by the late Claude Levi-Strauss. A unique volume that will complement the many books and articles by Sahlins himself, A Practice of Anthropology is an exciting new addition to the history of anthropological study.

Marshall Sahlins (b. 1930) is an American anthropologist who played a major role in the development of anthropological theory in the second half of the twentieth century. Over a sixty-year career, he and his colleagues synthesized trends in evolutionary, Marxist, and ecological anthropology, moving them into mainstream thought. Sahlins is considered a critic of reductive theories of human nature, an exponent of culture as a key concept in anthropology, and a politically engaged intellectual opposed to militarism and imperialism. This collection brings together some of the world's most distinguished anthropologists to explore and advance Sahlins's legacy. All of the essays are based on original research, most dealing with cultural change - a major theme of Sahlins's research, especially in the contexts of Fijian and Hawaiian societies. Like Sahlins's practice of anthropology, these essays display a rigorous, humanistic study of cultural forms, refusing to accept comfort over accuracy, not shirking from the moral implications of their analyses. Contributors include the late Greg Dening, one of the most eminent historians of the Pacific, Martha Kaplan, Patrick Kirch, Webb Keane, Jonathan Friedman, and Joel Robbins, with a preface by the late Claude Levi-Strauss. A unique volume that will complement the many books and articles by Sahlins himself, A Practice of Anthropology is an exciting new addition to the history of anthropological study.