03409nam 2200673Ia 450 991081286410332120200520144314.01-4384-2744-11-4416-2971-8(CKB)1000000000817771(EBL)3408208(SSID)ssj0000339993(PQKBManifestationID)11231964(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000339993(PQKBWorkID)10386851(PQKB)11635481(MiAaPQ)EBC3408208(OCoLC)469186918(MdBmJHUP)muse13992(Au-PeEL)EBL3408208(CaPaEBR)ebr10588757(DE-B1597)681418(DE-B1597)9781438427447(EXLCZ)99100000000081777120081107d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMaimonides' cure of souls medieval precursor of psychoanalysis /David Bakan, Dan Merkur and David S. WeissAlbany SUNY Pressc20091 online resource (211 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4384-2745-X Includes bibliographical references and index.The will to illness -- Worship of the heart -- Imagination and the interpretation of prophecy -- Perplexity and the world to come -- Secrets of the law -- Maimonides' psychotherapy client population -- Convergences of Maimonides and Freud.Is Moses Maimonides an unacknowledged ancestor of the psychoanalytic movement? In this book, David Bakan, Dan Merkur, and David S. Weiss look at the great medieval Jewish philosopher's prescription for the cure of souls and its psychological significance. In the Guide of the Perplexed, Maimonides, who was also a physician, describes the soul's illness: when sinners rationalize evil as good, they limit their capacities to reason, imagine, and behave well, which also produces physical symptoms. The cure depends on repentance in love and fear of God that is attained through philosophical knowledge, the interpretation of dreams and visions, and mystical contemplation. The authors look at the Aristotelian background of Maimonides' psychology, Maimonidean mysticism, his beliefs about prophecy and sexuality, and what is known of Maimonides' client population. A final chapter discusses Maimonides and Freud, noting that many distinctive features of the cure of souls are shared by Freud's original formulation of psychoanalysis. Indeed, the many points of convergence suggest Freud's direct or indirect contact with Maimonides' legacy.Judaism and psychoanalysisPsychotherapyReligious aspectsJudaismSoulJudaismMeditationJudaismProphecyJudaismJudaism and psychoanalysis.PsychotherapyReligious aspectsJudaism.SoulJudaism.MeditationJudaism.ProphecyJudaism.296.3/71Bakan David468321Merkur Daniel1663039Weiss David S(David Solomon),1953-1108927MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812864103321Maimonides' cure of souls4086622UNINA