Birth of the Living God: A Psychoanalytic StudyUtilizing both clinical material based on the life histories of twenty patients and theoretical insights from the works of Freud, Erikson, Fairbairn, and Winnicott, Ana-Maria Rizzuto examines the origin, development, and use of our God images. Whereas Freud postulated that belief in God is based on a child's idea of his father, Rizzuto argues that the God representation draws from a variety of sources and is a major element in the fabric of one's view of self, others, and the world. |
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... experience . In summary , existing studies contributed to a description of an observable process but threw no light on the secret , unconscious weaving of images , feelings , and ideation which converge in the childhood process of ...
... experience . In summary , existing studies contributed to a description of an observable process but threw no light on the secret , unconscious weaving of images , feelings , and ideation which converge in the childhood process of ...
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... experiences I have selected to focus on are neither public , shared , everyday conversation nor religious dialogue with fellow believers , but the private , more secret and personal experience each believer has 3 1: Introduction.
... experiences I have selected to focus on are neither public , shared , everyday conversation nor religious dialogue with fellow believers , but the private , more secret and personal experience each believer has 3 1: Introduction.
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... experience .... Careful collections and study would provide a solid and secure basis for understanding the place of religion in the dynamics of human life . " Casey's words fell on deaf analytic ears . Except for brief case reports or ...
... experience .... Careful collections and study would provide a solid and secure basis for understanding the place of religion in the dynamics of human life . " Casey's words fell on deaf analytic ears . Except for brief case reports or ...
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A Psychoanalytic Study Ana-Marie Rizzuto. and secret experiences are many : ( 1 ) it permits the analyst to use the ... experience as it is happening , ( 4 ) it permits the use of hermeneutics applied to the internal consistency of the ...
A Psychoanalytic Study Ana-Marie Rizzuto. and secret experiences are many : ( 1 ) it permits the analyst to use the ... experience as it is happening , ( 4 ) it permits the use of hermeneutics applied to the internal consistency of the ...
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... experience with objects which starts with the parents and ends with the child's creation of the divinity closes the first cycle of representational development at the time of the resolution of the Oedipus conflict . Usually these early ...
... experience with objects which starts with the parents and ends with the child's creation of the divinity closes the first cycle of representational development at the time of the resolution of the Oedipus conflict . Usually these early ...
Contents
Freud | 13 |
Beyond Freud | 41 |
The Representations of Objects and Human Psychic Functionings | 54 |
Introduction to the Clinical Research | 87 |
A God without Whiskers | 93 |
A God in the Mirror | 109 |
God the Enigma | 130 |
God My Enemy | 149 |
Conclusions | 177 |
Epilogue | 212 |
Appendix | 213 |
Notes | 221 |
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