Every child discovers at some point that death exists. As a rule, this happens at an age when the psyche is not yet ready to fully accept, comprehend the feelings and anxieties associated with death. And the child in his own way — in fantasies, imagination, games — tries to cope with them.
Every child discovers at some point that death exists. As a rule, this happens at an age when the psyche is not yet ready to fully accept, comprehend the feelings and anxieties associated with death. And the child in his own way — in fantasies, imagination, games — tries to cope with them. The British psychologist Sylvia Anthony analyzed many examples of children’s fantasies and games associated with the experience of death, and saw that their plots exactly repeat the myths and rituals that existed among many ancient peoples. In her book, she analyzes this phenomenon and describes the subtle mechanism of children’s perception of death. The translation of the book was made by Tatyana Drabkina, a psychoanalytic therapist and expert of our journal.
RIMIS, 368 p.