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The Secret Symmetry of Maimonides and Freud presents the parallels between The Guide of the Perplexed and The Interpretation of Dreams, considering how Maimonides might be perceived as anticipating Freud’s much later work. The Secret Symmetry of Maimonides and Freud suggests that humankind has secrets to hide and does so by using common mechanisms and embedding revealing hints for the benefit of the true reader. Using a psychoanalytic approach in tandem with literary criticism and an in-depth assessment of Judaica, Szajnberg demonstrates the similarities between these two towering Jewish intellectual pillars. Using concepts of esoteric literature from the Torah and later texts, this book analyses their ideas on concealing and revealing to gain a renewed perspective on Freud’s view of dreams. Throughout, Szajnberg articulates the challenges of reading translated works and how we can address the pitfalls in such translations. The book is a vital read for psychoanalysts in training and practice, as well as those interested in Judaica, the history of ideas, and early medieval studies.

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Once one starts reading one wonders at the depth and meaning of the connection between these two wise souls. They enrich and add to each other across seven hundred years, bringing to light how past and present interact, opening dimensions and possibilities of being in our ongoing search and growth. A stimulating and healing contribution that keeps giving, at once awakening and restoring. Michael Eigen, Author of 'The Challenge of Being Human' 'Contact with the Depths', 'Faith'. Nathan Szajnberg has recognized a stunning link between 12th century Physician-Rabbi and a 19-20th century physician-psychologist. Each one found the cipher that aids understanding of esoteric narratives that enhance our lives. The story of discovery was a task of a lifetime revealing Szajnberg's genius: seeing connections across his career and across centuries. The volume exposes another connection among the three that represents the revival of Aristotilean thought that promotes the cultivation of Reason. A great story for anyone who loves scholarship!' Theodore Shapiro, MD. Emeritus Professor, Weil Cornell Medicine. Editor Jnl. American Psychoanalytic Assoc. (1983 - 1992)

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Nathan Szajnberg is a training analyst and retired Sigmund Freud Professor of Psychoanalysis at The Hebrew University, Israel. Szajnberg was born in Germany, grew up in Rochester, NY, and attended the College and Medical School at the University of Chicago, USA. His residencies include pediatrics, general, and child psychiatry, and he completed his psychoanalytic training at the St. Louis Institute, USA. He lives in Palo Alto with his wife and four children.

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