Abstract
In their article "The Wounded Healer as Cultural Archetype" Galia Benziman, Ruth Kannai, and Ayesha Ahmad discuss the topos of the wounded healer, a concept of an archetypal dynamic coined by Jung to describe a phenomenon which may take place between analyst and analyzed. They examine representations of the archetype in diverse cultures and demonstrate how a reading of its various narratives may enrich our theoretical and practical understanding of the importance of empathy and mutuality in the healing process. The archetype of the wounded healer is valuable in acknowledging cultural diversity, as well as universal parallels between healing practices in African, Christian, Jewish, and Moslem versions of the archetype.
Recommended Citation
Benziman, Galia;
Kannai, Ruth;
and Ahmad, Ayesha.
"The Wounded Healer as Cultural Archetype."
CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture
14.1
(2012):
<https://doi.org/10.7771/1481-4374.1927>
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