RT Book
T1 The secret symmetry of Maimonides and Freud
A1 Szajnberg, Nathan M.
LA English
PP Abingdon, Oxon New York, NY
PB Routledge
YR 2023
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1847816614
AB "The Secret Symmetry of Maimonides and Freud presents the parallels between The Guide of the Perplexed and The Interpretation of Dreams, considering how Maimonides might be perceived as anticipating Freud's much later work. In this volume, Nathan M. Szajnberg suggests that humankind has secrets to hide and does so by using common mechanisms and embedding revealing hints for the benefit of the true reader. Using a psychoanalytic approach in tandem with literary criticism and an in-depth assessment of Judaica, Szajnberg demonstrates the similarities between these two towering Jewish intellectual pillars. Using concepts of esoteric literature from the Torah and later texts, this book analyses their ideas on concealing and revealing to gain a renewed perspective on Freud's view of dreams. Throughout, Szajnberg articulates the challenges of reading translated works and how we can address the pitfalls in such translations. The book is a vital read for psychoanalysts in training and practice, as well as those interested in Judaica, the history of ideas and early Medieval studies"--
NO Includes bibliographical references
CN B759.M34
SN 9781032414669
SN 9781032414652
K1 Maimonides, Moses : 1135-1204 : Influence
K1 Maimonides, Moses : 1135-1204 : Dalālat al-ḥāʼirīn
K1 Freud, Sigmund : 1856-1939 : Traumdeutung
K1 Judaism and psychoanalysis
K1 Psychoanalysis and philosophy
K1 Jewish Philosophy