Psychoanalysis as a Spiritual Discipline: In Dialogue with Martin Buber and Gabriel Marcel

by Paul Marcus

Book Overview

The great existential psychiatrist Ludwig Binswanger famously pointed out to Freud that therapeutic failure could "only be understood as the result of something which could be called a deficiency of spirit." Binswanger was surprised when Freud agreed, asserting, "Yes, spirit is everything." However, spirit and the spiritual realm have largely been dropped from mainstream psychoanalytic theory and practice.

This book seeks to help revitalize...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367754002
• ISBN13: 9780367754006
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"