by G. M. Carstairs
Professor of Psychological Medicine in the University of Edinburgh
Dr Margaret Field's recent book Search for Security is a study of magical healmg at shrines in rural Ghana. Dr. carstairs beliehv"sethis type of W^ -" £ ponds in many respects with the principle, of Western psychotherapy; and d £ sse°,f thT incase! observed in man parts of the world, of magical practices, under the stress of modern conditions