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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... Psychic Functionings 54 Part Two 5. Introduction to the Clinical Research 87 6. A God without Whiskers 93 7. A God in the Mirror 109 8. God , the Enigma 130 9. God , My Enemy 149 Part Three 10. Conclusions 177 Epilogue 212 Appendix 213 ...
... Psychic Functionings 54 Part Two 5. Introduction to the Clinical Research 87 6. A God without Whiskers 93 7. A God in the Mirror 109 8. God , the Enigma 130 9. God , My Enemy 149 Part Three 10. Conclusions 177 Epilogue 212 Appendix 213 ...
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... psychic development offered the most relevant frame of reference . Thus , with humility and trepidation I presented my hypothesis as a course . The course was a marvelous learning experience — for me . I learned much about the depths of ...
... psychic development offered the most relevant frame of reference . Thus , with humility and trepidation I presented my hypothesis as a course . The course was a marvelous learning experience — for me . I learned much about the depths of ...
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... psychic equilibrium . They prom- ised a new and rewarding diagnostic and prognostic source of knowledge about the most secret works of the mind and its objects . It dawned on me that we had been treating patients for years without ...
... psychic equilibrium . They prom- ised a new and rewarding diagnostic and prognostic source of knowledge about the most secret works of the mind and its objects . It dawned on me that we had been treating patients for years without ...
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... psychic experiences . Logic does not permit me to go beyond a psychological level of inference . Those among my patients who believe are unshakable in their conviction that God is a very live person . To understand them I must accept ...
... psychic experiences . Logic does not permit me to go beyond a psychological level of inference . Those among my patients who believe are unshakable in their conviction that God is a very live person . To understand them I must accept ...
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... psychic , maturational , relational , and environmental changes which affect overall development , and the psychic modifications taking place at approximately the age of five . According to Freud's description in 1924 , however , the ...
... psychic , maturational , relational , and environmental changes which affect overall development , and the psychic modifications taking place at approximately the age of five . According to Freud's description in 1924 , however , the ...
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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