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.
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