Art as Medicine
by Shaun McNiff
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"Whenever illness is associated with loss of soul," writes Shaun McNiff, "the arts emerge spontaneously as remedies, soul medicine." The medicine of the artist, like that of the shaman, arises from his or her relationship to "familiars"--the themes, methods, and materials that interact with the artist through the creative process. Art As Medicine demonstrates how the imagination heals and renews itself through this natural process. The author describes his pioneering methods of art show more therapy--including interpretation through performance and storytelling, creative collaboration, and dialoguing with images--and the ways in which they can revitalize both psychotherapy and art itself. show lessTags
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Shaun McNiff is internationally recognized as a leading figure in the field of Art Therapy, and he is the founder of the graduate program at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, from which the field of Expressive Arts Therapy emerged. Now a university professor at Lesley, he is himself a visual artist as well as the author of numerous show more other books, including Art As Medicine, Trust the process, and Creating with Others. show less
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- Original publication date
- 1992
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- Genres
- Nonfiction, Art & Design, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 615.85156 — Applied science & technology Medicine & health Pharmacology and therapeutics Specific therapies and kinds of therapies Miscellaneous therapies Mind cure; Influence of mind on body Art Therapy, Music Therapy, and other creative therapy forms Art Therapy
- LCC
- RC489 .A7 .M356 — Medicine Internal medicine Internal medicine Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry Psychiatry Therapeutics. Psychotherapy
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 4
