The Spirit of Sanity / Neville Symington.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Symington, Neville, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychoanalysis.

Spirituality.

Mental health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Taylor and Francis, 2018.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"A rare and unusual consideration of the spiritual dimensions of sanity from a psychoanalytic perspective, this transcription of a series of seven lectures delivered at the Tavistock Clinic capture the spontaneity and immediacy of the interplay between one of the world's most eminent psychoanalysts and an audience of his peers. The author of the established psychoanalytic classics Emotion and Spirit, Narcissism: A New Theory; and The Analytic Experience here brings his characteristic insight and innovation to the question of how the traditional Freudian view of religious belief as neurotic or illusory can be reconciled with a way of taking up psychoanalytic work without abandoning the spiritual dimension to life."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

COVER; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Introductory remarks; MEDITATION ONE An ontology for sanity; MEDITATION TWO Freedom and survival; MEDITATION THREE A pattern of madness; MEDITATION FOUR Emotional action and strengthening of the ego; MEDITATION FIVE God and the worm; MEDITATION SIX Trauma and attachment; MEDITATION SEVEN How our technique is affected by this outlook; MEDITATION EIGHT The spirit of sanity: discussion of central issues; Closing remarks; APPENDIX B An exegesis of conscience in the works of Freud; APPENDIX C Envy: a psychological analysis; APPENDIX D "I feel a fraud"; REFERENCES

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-429-92230-2

0-429-90807-5

0-429-48330-9

1-280-68612-X

9786613663061

1-84940-329-5

9780429483301

OCLC:

795119841