Ancient Religious Wisdom, Spirituality and Psychoanalysis

by Paul Marcus

Book Overview

This volume presents a rationale for a spiritually animated psychoanalysis. Classic world religious literature is analyzed in depth showing how Ecclesiastes, St. Augustine's Confessions, The Koran, the Bhagavad Gita, and others can enhance psychoanalysis. Marcus argues that psychoanalysis is a theory and profession in crisis, partly due to its alienation from the spiritual and moral philosophies contained in ancient religious wisdom. This volume...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275974529
• ISBN13: 9780275974527
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.6" x 9.5"