Birth in Kabbalah and Psychoanalysis
| Author | : Ruth Kara-Ivanov Kaniel |
| Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
| Total Pages | : 262 |
| Release | : 2022-07-04 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9783110688023 |
| ISBN-13 | : 3110688026 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (026 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Birth in Kabbalah and Psychoanalysis by : Ruth Kara-Ivanov Kaniel
Download or read book Birth in Kabbalah and Psychoanalysis written by Ruth Kara-Ivanov Kaniel and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2022-07-04 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The experience of birth has functioned through the ages as a vital metaphor foundational to all fields of art, philosophy, religion and literature. This book highlights the significance of birth in Jewish culture, as a challenge to existential philosophy and the centrality of death in Western culture. Similarities between Kabbalistic and midrashic perceptions of birth and its current place in cultural and psychoanalytic discourse are discussed.
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