Winnicott and Religion

by Stephen Parker

Book Overview

This book explores how religion shaped and informed the life and work of D. W. Winnicott, the eminent British pediatrician and psychoanalyst. It highlights the influence of his Wesleyan Methodist upbringing upon his work as well as how his career in psychoanalysis changed his view of religion. It traces the nature of Winnicott's religious behavior and practice over his life and describes his contributions to the positive role of religion in life and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765709066
• ISBN13: 9780765709066
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher