Sudhir Kakar, eminent psychologist, has applied the methods of his discipline to a variety of areas such as literature, music, medicine, mystics, love and violence. This book collects the best of his writings. It includes an introduction analysing his work. Extracts included from: Inner World, Colours of Violence, The Analyst and the Mystic, Intimate Relations, Culture and Psyche, Shamans, Mystics and Doctors and Tales of Love, Sex and Danger.