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A Woman with Demons: The Life of Kamiya Mieko
Contributor(s): Ota, Yuzo (Author)

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 ISBN: 0773530118     ISBN-13: 9780773530119
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
OUR PRICE: $37.95  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 2006
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Annotation: Kamiya Mieko, the Japanese writer, psychiatrist, professor, and mystic, was a far more complex and intriguing figure than her popular image as a philanthropic doctor for leprosy patients suggests. A Woman with Demons corrects the myths about Kamiya's life through a close reading of her major work, What Makes Our Life Worth Living (1966), her other publications and her unpublished writings in four languages. In the first biography of Kamiya in English, Yuzo Ota focuses on her journey of self-discovery and her struggle to recover from the loss of a sense of meaning in life caused by the death of her first love. Ota explores how this traumatic event led to her identification with leprosy patients and created her desire to work for them. Few English biographies about Japanese subjects provide such an intimate look into the subject's inner life.
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BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Social Scientists & Psychologists
- Biography & Autobiography | Women
Dewey: B
Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.34" W x 7.76" L (1.02 lbs) 288 pages
Themes:
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
Features: Annotated, Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Recycled Paper, Table of Contents
 
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Publisher Description:
A Catalogue of Books Illustrating the History of Medicine and Science.

Contributor Bio(s): Ota, Yuzo: - CA
 
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