Apophatic Elements in the Theory and Practice of Psychoanalysis: Pseudo-Dionysius and C.G. Jung

by David Henderson

Book Overview

How can the psychotherapist think about not knowing? Is psychoanalysis a contemplative practice? This book explores the possibility that there are resources in philosophy and theology which can help psychoanalysts and psychotherapists think more clearly about the unknown and the unknowable.

The book applies the lens of apophasis to psychoanalysis, providing a detailed reading of apophasis in the work of Pseudo-Dionysius...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415857848
• ISBN13: 9780415857840
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.3"