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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464974403321

Autore

Berke Joseph H

Titolo

Why I hate you and you hate me : the interplay of envy, greed, jealousy, and narcissism in everyday life / / Joseph H. Berke

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Karnac Books, , 2012

ISBN

0-429-90979-9

0-429-48502-6

1-283-59186-3

9786613904317

1-78241-024-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (271 p.)

Disciplina

150.1952

808.02

Soggetti

Aggressiveness - Social aspects

Envy - Social aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

COVER; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE Witches, giants and scary parents; CHAPTER TWO It's not fair; CHAPTER THREE Defile, defame, and devour; CHAPTER FOUR On seeking the source; CHAPTER FIVE On attacking femininity: womb envy; CHAPTER SIX On attacking masculinity: penis greed; CHAPTER SEVEN Envy and narcissism; CHAPTER EIGHT Gratitude and grateitude; CHAPTER NINE On sulking; CHAPTER TEN The resolution of malice; REFERENCES; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

'Man' himself is the source of the dark forces against which he is constantly struggling. The book shows how is possible to transcend this basic malice by knowing how, what, why and when it arises. Envy, greed, jealousy and narcissism (the flip side of envy) are the essential components of the negative side of the self. Their positive counterparts  are gratitude, generosity and compassion. Each element does not exist in isolation from the other. The interplay of these forces of hate and love create the underlying structure of our lives, which on a personal



level is called ""character"" and on