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Maimonides' Cure of Souls - Medieval Precursor of Psychoanalysis (Hardcover)
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Maimonides' Cure of Souls - Medieval Precursor of Psychoanalysis (Hardcover)
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Is 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.
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