The Self Psychological Approach to the Life and Theology of Lee Yong Do
Kohut's theory of the nuclear self and of the two poles of the grandiose self and the idealizing parental imago show clearly the psychological motivations that molded Lee Yong Do's life and mysticism. Lee's grandiose and exhibitionistic personality was created by his disturbed family...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Science Business Media B. V.
2015
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Pastoral psychology
Year: 2015, Volume: 64, Issue: 2, Pages: 205-215 |
| RelBib Classification: | AE Psychology of religion KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBM Asia KDD Protestant Church ZD Psychology |
| Further subjects: | B
Theology
B Selfobject B Mysticism B Psychoanalysis B Self Psychology B Idealizing parental imago B Personality B Grandiose self B Mystical Experience B Heinz Kohut B Lee Yong Do B LEE Yong-Do |
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| Summary: | Kohut's theory of the nuclear self and of the two poles of the grandiose self and the idealizing parental imago show clearly the psychological motivations that molded Lee Yong Do's life and mysticism. Lee's grandiose and exhibitionistic personality was created by his disturbed family background and reflected the fragmentation in his nuclear self that he attempted to cure by depending on the archaic symbols of power and grandiosity. However, his religious experiences-in particular, his mystical experiences-functioned as a selfobject providing narcissistic balance and altering the structure of his nuclear self. This was possible because of his redefinition of the concepts of strength and power through religious experiences that made him give up a false sense of self-sufficiency. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-6679 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Pastoral psychology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s11089-013-0568-y |