Birth of the Living God
A Psychoanalytic Study
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Psychoanalysis, Religion & Spirituality, Reference, Comparative Religion
| Author: | Ana-Marie Rizzuto | ISBN: | 9780226216737 |
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press | Publication: | September 28, 2011 |
| Imprint: | University of Chicago Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Ana-Marie Rizzuto |
| ISBN: | 9780226216737 |
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press |
| Publication: | September 28, 2011 |
| Imprint: | University of Chicago Press |
| Language: | English |
Utilizing both clinical material based on the life histories of twenty patients and theoretical insights from the works of Freud, Erikson, Fairbairn, and Winnicott, Ana-Maria Rizzuto examines the origin, development, and use of our God images. Whereas Freud postulated that belief in God is based on a child's idea of his father, Rizzuto argues that the God representation draws from a variety of sources and is a major element in the fabric of one's view of self, others, and the world.
Utilizing both clinical material based on the life histories of twenty patients and theoretical insights from the works of Freud, Erikson, Fairbairn, and Winnicott, Ana-Maria Rizzuto examines the origin, development, and use of our God images. Whereas Freud postulated that belief in God is based on a child's idea of his father, Rizzuto argues that the God representation draws from a variety of sources and is a major element in the fabric of one's view of self, others, and the world.
