The uses of enchantment

By Bruno Bettelheim

Subjects: Folklore & Mythology - Folklore, Fairy tales, Child psychology, Psychological aspects of Children's stories, Children's stories, Psychanalyse et folklore, Betekenis, Books and reading, Psychotherapy - Child & Adolescent, Child Psychology, Psychoanalysis and folklore, Folklore and children, Psychology & Psychiatry / Child Psychology, Psychological aspects, Children, Psychoanalysis, Psychoanalysis and literature, Developmental - Child, Folk-lore and children, Fairy tales, history and criticism, History and criticism, Psychoanalysis and fairy tales, Histoire et critique, Sprookjes, Child Care/Parenting, Folklore, Folklore et enfants, Psychoanalyse, Psychology, Contes de fées, Contes de fées

Description: Discusses how fairy tales are used to educate, support, and liberate the emotions of children; how the tales reveal the child, subconsciously to himself.