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Creativity and Sexuality - A Kabbalistic Perspective (Hardcover)
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Creativity and Sexuality - A Kabbalistic Perspective (Hardcover)
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Judaism openly recognizes, as an integral part of human nature, the
enigmatic relationship between yetzer, or physical desire, and
yetzirah, or spiritual creativity. Creativity and Sexuality,
written as a fictional dialogue, clearly delineates the psychic
interdependence of these two drives, as well as the integration of
the concepts as they are defined by both Jewish mysticism and
modern psychology.Mordechai Rotenberg is interested in the impact
of religion on the psychology of everyday life. He was prompted to
write Creativity and Sexuality by the popularity of writings that
explore Jewish texts on the subject of sexuality from a historical
or literary point of view, but that do not hesitate to include
psychological evaluations based on popular secondary psychological
concepts. This work seeks to provide an accurate psychological
analysis of sexuality and spirituality from a Jewish mystical
perspective. As such, it both reconstructs the interdisciplinary
bridge between Judaism and psychology and deconstructs some
exegetical traditions. The goal is to present new paradigmatic
options, which may help modern society struggle more efficiently
with its sexuality. Ultimately, the author sees physical desire and
spiritual creativity as a regulative continuum. People learn how to
spend the tremendous power of energy that the sexual yetzer
produces not only on physical sex, but on the spiritual yetzirah.In
an introduction written especially for this new edition, the author
explains the continuing relevance of Creativity and Sexuality, and
the ongoing relationship between sexual desire and a healthy
spiritual self-fulfillment. This volume will be of interest to
students of Judaism, psychology, mysticism, and sexuality.
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