The Hidden Freud: His Hassidic Roots
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (874 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1780490313 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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This was his revealed persona. It shows in particular how the ideas of Kabbalah and Hassidism have profoundly influenced and enriched our understanding of mental processes and clinical practices.Freud’s own ancestors were Hassidic going back many generations, and the book examines how this background influenced both his life and his work. The book also explores the close connections between psychoanalysis, quantum physics, and Kabbalah.The Hidden Freud: His Hassidic Roots also uses the meetings that took place in 1903 between Freud and the great hassidic leader, the fifth Lubavitcher Rebbe, the Rebbe Rashab, as a point of departure to consider Freud's Jewish identity. This book explores Sigmund Freud and his Jewish roots and demonstrates the input of the Jewish mystical tradition into Western culture via psychoanalysis. The book argues that in many important respects psychoanalysis can be seen as a secular extension of Kabbalah.The author shows, for example, how Freud utilized the Jewish mystical tradition to develop a science of subjectivity. Freud lived the life of a secular, skeptical Jewish intellectual. But there was another, concealed Freud, who reveled in his meetings with the Rebbe, Kabb
Berke is a psychoanalytic psychotherapist. . Joseph H. Dr Berke is the author of many books and articles about psychology and religion as well as a lecturer and teacher. He is the founder and director of the Arbours Crisis Centre, a pioneering psycho-social treatment facility in London
A fascinating and well written work. Zachary L. Grayson This is a fascinating well written work. Very little new ground is broken here but the mustering and mining of other resources is extremely valuable. The extent of Freud's facility with Jewish sources is little known and appreciated by most given Freud's own attempts to conceal this for fear of psychoanalysis being labelled a "Jewish science." While some of the author's analogies are a bit tortured. this is a book that will give both the l. Remarkable: Combines Exquisite Scholarship and Great Storytelling Michael L. Ray This remarkable book combines exquisite scholarship and great storytelling and in places reads like a novel. It is intellectual history at its highest level. We learn about the depth of Freud’s contributions and also the richness of his character. Berke describes Hassidic thinking, Kabbalah and the development of psychoanalysis in a way that is understandable, revealing and exciting. This book will catalyze new thinking for readers. . aharon said intense. Dr Burke is a friend of mine and I was there with him during some of the time he wrote the book, I don't agree with everything that he writes, however, I can attest to the fact that he has spent an extraordinary amount of time on this book, thus providing us with an intriguing and comprehensible book. it's an interesting and great book
Berke adroitly examines Freud's life and relationships, and not only exhumes but brings to life a profound creative spirit. Dr Berke demonstrates both the striking parallels between psychoanalysis and the Jewish mystical tradition, and how each contributes to a psychological and spiritual process of reparation and healing.'- Stephen Frosh, Professor of Psychology, Birkbeck, University of London'A thrilling work uniting rigorous scholarship with profound care and devotion. The Freud you meet here is not the Freud you might expect from watered down caricatures. This remarkable book helps one to appreciate the reach of Chassidism into general culture during the 20th Century.'- Rabbi Shmuel Lew, Principal, Lubavitch Senior Girls' School, London'This book offers a fascinating and thought-provoking tour through Freud's Hassidic ancestry and an extraordinary but plausible discussion of his death on the Day of Atonement. This is not just a book about Freud, but also a subtle d