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The Antinomian Hasid
Author(s) -
Littlewood Roland
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
british journal of medical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.102
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 2044-8341
pISSN - 0007-1129
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1983.tb01533.x
Subject(s) - negotiation , psychology , identity (music) , position (finance) , psychoanalysis , social psychology , sociology , aesthetics , social science , art , finance , economics
The abnormal individual is displaced from his position within the symbolic classification offered by the community. He can however negotiate a new identity by using the available intellectual tools of his culture, either by aligning himself with a prescribed deviant position or by utilizing themes which are latent in the culture. The example considered here is that of a psychiatric patient from the Jewish Hasidic community in London.