LEADER 03440nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910812864103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4384-2744-1 010 $a1-4416-2971-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000817771 035 $a(EBL)3408208 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000339993 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11231964 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000339993 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10386851 035 $a(PQKB)11635481 035 $a(OCoLC)469186918 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse13992 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3408208 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10588757 035 $a(DE-B1597)681418 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781438427447 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3408208 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000817771 100 $a20081107d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMaimonides' cure of souls $emedieval precursor of psychoanalysis /$fDavid Bakan, Dan Merkur and David S. Weiss 210 $aAlbany $cSUNY Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (211 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4384-2746-8 311 $a1-4384-2745-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe 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. 330 $aIs 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. 606 $aJudaism and psychoanalysis 606 $aPsychotherapy$xReligious aspects$xJudaism 606 $aSoul$xJudaism 606 $aMeditation$xJudaism 606 $aProphecy$xJudaism 615 0$aJudaism and psychoanalysis. 615 0$aPsychotherapy$xReligious aspects$xJudaism. 615 0$aSoul$xJudaism. 615 0$aMeditation$xJudaism. 615 0$aProphecy$xJudaism. 676 $a296.3/71 700 $aBakan$b David$0468321 701 $aMerkur$b Daniel$01663039 701 $aWeiss$b David S$g(David Solomon),$f1953-$01108927 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910812864103321 996 $aMaimonides' cure of souls$94086622 997 $aUNINA