Salman Rushdie's concept of wholeness in the context of the literature of India [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Ute Manecke

Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg Inauguraldissertation zur Erlangung des Dr. phil Eingereicht bei Professor Dr. Peter Paul Schnierer Nottingham, Juli 2005 Salman Rushdie’s concept of wholeness in the context of the literature of India Vorgelegt von Ute Manecke E-mail: utebmanecke@hotmail.com Table of Contents Introduction............................................................................................................................3 I. Wholeness through the interaction between different aspects of a person’s psyche and between an individual and society ..........................................................................................6 I.1. Personal identity in focus .............................................................................................7 I.2. C.G. Jung on structure and functions of the human psyche .........................................15 I.3. Madness and Society..................................................................................................38 I.4. George H. Mead’s sociological view on identity.........................................................45 I.5. Love relationships as a defining factor of identity.......................................................55 I.6. Role theory in Sociology ............................................................................................71 I.7. Culture and Identity.......................................