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OverviewThis book explores the unacknowledged psychological element in Maimonides work, one which prefigures the latter insights of Freud. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David Bakan , Dan Merkur , David S. WeissPublisher: State University of New York Press Imprint: State University of New York Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.435kg ISBN: 9781438427454ISBN 10: 143842745 Pages: 201 Publication Date: 15 October 2009 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsThis book is fascinating ... So much has been written on Maimonides and so much has been written on Freud. This book is a definite contribution to that effort. - Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies ...a genuine collaborative effort. - H-Net Reviews (H-Judaic) ...provide[s] new insights into Rambam's thoughts ... a good choice for academic collections supporting graduate programs in philosophy and psychology. - AJL Newsletter Maimonides' Cure of Souls recovers lost strands in Western thought, including the integration of intellectualism and a religious perspective, and the mystical and esoteric traditions that probably nurtured Freudian thought. - PsycCRITIQUES """This book is fascinating ... So much has been written on Maimonides and so much has been written on Freud. This book is a definite contribution to that effort."" - Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies ""...a genuine collaborative effort."" - H-Net Reviews (H-Judaic) ""...provide[s] new insights into Rambam's thoughts ... a good choice for academic collections supporting graduate programs in philosophy and psychology."" - AJL Newsletter ""Maimonides' Cure of Souls recovers lost strands in Western thought, including the integration of intellectualism and a religious perspective, and the mystical and esoteric traditions that probably nurtured Freudian thought."" - PsycCRITIQUES" Author InformationDavid Bakan (1921-2004) was Professor Emeritus of Psychology at York University and the author of several books, including Sigmund Freud and the Jewish Mystical Tradition. Dan Merkur is Research Reader in the Department for the Study of Religion at the University of Toronto and a psychoanalyst in private practice in Toronto. He is the author of several books, including Crucified with Christ: Meditations on the Passion, Mystical Death, and the Medieval Invention of Psychotherapy, also published by SUNY Press. David S. Weiss is a Ph.D. Psychologist and a rabbi. He is the President of Weiss International, a leadership consulting firm; an Affiliate Professor at the University of Toronto; and the author of several books, including Beyond the Walls of Conflict. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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