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Brothers and sisters : myth and reality / Henry Abramovitch ; foreword by David H. Rosen.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Abramovitch, Henry Hanoch, 1950- author.
- Rosen, David H., 1945- author of introduction, etc.
- Series:
- Carolyn and Ernest Fay series in analytical psychology ; Number 19.
- Carolyn and Ernest Fay Series in Analytical Psychology ; Number 19
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Siblings--Psychological aspects.
- Siblings.
- Developmental psychology.
- Siblings--Family relationships.
- Siblings--Religious aspects.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (194 p.)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- College Station, [Texas] : Texas A&M University Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Growing up, we typically spend more time with our brothers and sisters than we do with our parents. In an age of divorce, mobility, and alienation, the sibling bond is often the only one that really lasts.Given that brothers and sisters are such a fundamental aspect of human existence, it is remarkable that they have received so little in-depth attention in the field of psychology.Henry Abramovitch's Brothers and Sisters explores the tension between the myth and reality of brothers and sisters in a variety of cultures and through the poignant brother-sister stories in the Bible. Abramovitch lo
- Contents:
- Series Editor's Foreword, by David H. Rosen ix; Preface xiii; Abbreviations xxi; Prelude: Active Imagination xxv; Chapter 1: The Neglect of Sisters and Brothers in DepthPsychology 1; Chapter 2: The Sibling Archetype 14; Chapter 3: Brotherly Love in Two Indian Epics 23; Chapter 4: The Darker Side of Brotherhood: A Close Reading ofGenesis 4 28; Chapter 5: Sisters Keepers, Brothers Weepers 49; Chapter 6: The Unexpected Brothers: Moses and Job 87; Chapter 7: Brothers and Sisters: Clinical Implications 94; Chapter 8: Afterword: A Personal Note 108; Notes 113; Bibliography 139; Index 153
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-62349-218-1
- OCLC:
- 898421309
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