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This title explores the unacknowledged psychological element in Maimonides work, one which prefigures the latter insights of Freud.

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Author:   David Bakan ,  Dan Merkur ,  David S. Weiss
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.281kg
ISBN:  

9781438427461

ISBN 10:   1438427468
Pages:   201
Publication Date:   02 July 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations 1. The Will to Illness Aristotelian Premises of Maimonides' Psychology, Aristotelian Forms, Actualization, Al-Farabi's Political Philosophy, Maimonides' Behavioral Therapy, Sin Causes Ignorance, Repentance, Conclusions 2. Worship of the Heart The Commandments of Monotheistic Beliefs and Affects, Maimonides' Curriculum, Maimonides' Intellectualist Mysticism, The Rational Character of Maimonides' Intellectualist Mysticism, The Mystical Character of Maimonides' Rationalism, Maimonides' Practice of the Presence of God, The Therapeutic Effects of Meditation, Conclusions 3. Imagination and the Interpretation of Prophecy Imagination and Anthropomorphism, Intellectualist Mysticism and Prophecy, Dreams and Visions of Prophecy, The Psychology of Imagination, The Place of Imagination in the Interpretation of Scripture, The Prophecies of Abraham, Confirmation from Ezekiel, Conclusions 4. Perplexity and the World to Come Maimonides' Esotericism, The World to Come, The Thirteen Foundational Principles of the Law, The Four Who Entered Paradise, Monistic Mystical Union, Conclusions 5. Secrets of the Law Arayot, The Account of the Beginning, Maimonides on Sexuality, The Account of the Chariot, Conclusions 6. Maimonides' Psychotherapy Client Population 7. Convergences of Maimonides and Freud Freud's Access to Maimonides, Dream Interpretation, The Privileged Place of Sexuality, Sociocultural Conflict Model, Theories of Pathology and Therapy, Psychic Reality, Understanding on One's Own, The Unconscious, Views of Judaism, Prophetic Ambition, Conclusions References Index

Reviews

This book is fascinating ... So much has been written on Maimonides and so much has been written on Freud. This book is a definite contribution to that effort. - Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies ...a genuine collaborative effort. - H-Net Reviews (H-Judaic) ...provide[s] new insights into Rambam's thoughts ... a good choice for academic collections supporting graduate programs in philosophy and psychology. - AJL Newsletter Maimonides' Cure of Souls recovers lost strands in Western thought, including the integration of intellectualism and a religious perspective, and the mystical and esoteric traditions that probably nurtured Freudian thought. - PsycCRITIQUES

"""This book is fascinating ... So much has been written on Maimonides and so much has been written on Freud. This book is a definite contribution to that effort."" - Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies ""...a genuine collaborative effort."" - H-Net Reviews (H-Judaic) ""...provide[s] new insights into Rambam's thoughts ... a good choice for academic collections supporting graduate programs in philosophy and psychology."" - AJL Newsletter ""Maimonides' Cure of Souls recovers lost strands in Western thought, including the integration of intellectualism and a religious perspective, and the mystical and esoteric traditions that probably nurtured Freudian thought."" - PsycCRITIQUES"

Author Information

David Bakan (1921-2004) was Professor Emeritus of Psychology at York University and the author of several books, including Sigmund Freud and the Jewish Mystical Tradition. Dan Merkur is Research Reader in the Department for the Study of Religion at the University of Toronto and a psychoanalyst in private practice in Toronto. He is the author of several books, including Crucified with Christ: Meditations on the Passion, Mystical Death, and the Medieval Invention of Psychotherapy, also published by SUNY Press. David S. Weiss is a Ph.D. Psychologist and a rabbi. He is the President of Weiss International, a leadership consulting firm; an Affiliate Professor at the University of Toronto; and the author of several books, including Beyond the Walls of Conflict.

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