Isaac And Oedipus: A STUDY IN BIBLICAL PSYCHOLOGY OF THE SACRIFICE OF ISAAC

by Wellisch, E

• ISBN13: 9780415211147
• ISBN10: 041521114X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-07-31
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Routledge is now re-issuing this prestigious series of 204 volumes originally published between 1910 and 1965. The titles include works by key figures such asC.G. Jung, Sigmund Freud, Jean Piaget, Otto Rank, James Hillman, Erich Fromm, Karen Horney and Susan Isaacs. Each volume is available on its own, as part of a themed mini-set, or as part of a specially-priced 204-volume set. A brochure listing each title in the International Library of Psychology series is available upon request.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Introduction	3	(6)
Infanticide
The Primal Deed	9	(2)
The Anthropology of Infanticide	11	(6)
Four Aspects of Infanticide	17	(2)
The Motives of Infanticide	19	(2)
The Modifications of Infanticide	21	(2)
The Question of Micah	23	(4)
The Oedipus Complex
The Compromise Solution	27	(3)
The Oedipus Myth	30	(8)
The Oedipus Complex	38	(10)
The Curse of the Compromise Solution	48	(7)
The Akedah
The Meaning of the Akedah	55	(1)
Genesis, XXII, I-19	55	(2)
The Theological Importance of the Akedah	57	(5)
Commentaries and Legends about the Akedah	62	(11)
The Iconography of the Akedah	73	(1)
The Oedipus Conflict in the Akedah	74	(4)
The Akedah Motif I	78	(7)
The Akedah Motif II	85	(12)
Clinical Observations of the Akedah Motif	97	(16)
Conclusions	113	(4)
Bibliography	117	(8)
Author Index	125	(2)
General Index	127