Spiritually Sensitive Psychoanalysis - A Contemporary Introduction

This book provides an accessible introduction to spiritually-sensitive psychoanalysis, an analytic tradition characterized by sensitivity to the spiritual and religious dimensions of human life and oriented toward spiritual growth.

List of contents

Introduction: A breath of life Part I - Spirituality in context 1. Things in heaven and earth: Psychoanalysis and spirit 2. A very peculiar science: A brief cultural history of psychoanalysis Part II - A spiritual model 3. Religious instinct, sacred unconscious and the area of faith: Towards a new model of the psyche 4. God-representations, mystical addictions and spiritual bypasses: Adaptive treatment goals 5. Morality, selflessness, transcendence: Transformative treatment goals Part III - Essential spirituality 6. The window is the absence of the wall: Psychoanalysis as a spiritual practice 7. A love through cure: The spirit of analytic relationship Conclusion: Ecstasy and suffering resting in one another: The contribution of spiritually sensitive psychoanalysis

About the author

Gideon Lev, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, philosopher and spiritual seeker. He teaches at Tel Aviv University and is a staff writer for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz. His previous books are llove (2015) and Truth Love Faith: A Psychoanalytic and Historic Look at the Meaning of Life (2018).

Summary

This book provides an accessible introduction to spiritually-sensitive psychoanalysis, an analytic tradition characterized by sensitivity to the spiritual and religious dimensions of human life and oriented toward spiritual growth.

Product details

• Authors: Gideon Lev, Gideon (Tel Aviv University Lev
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.2023
• EAN: 9780367548650
• ISBN: 978-0-367-54865-0
• No. of pages: 150
• Series: Routledge Introductions to Contemporary Psychoanalysis
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, Psychotherapy, Spirituality & religious experience, Psychoanalytical and Freudian psychology, Spirituality and religious experience, Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology), Social counselling and advice services, Counselling & Advice Services