Writing towards Death: William James and Sigmund Freud and Sustaining Objects/Practices

This article addresses how the practice of writing for William James and Sigmund Freud served as a sustaining object/practice and a testament of faith when they faced illness and death. More particularly, their practice of writing reveals not only their attitudes and beliefs about death and life but...

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1. VerfasserIn: LaMothe, Ryan 1955- (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Springer Science Business Media B. V. [2019]
In: Pastoral psychology
Jahr: 2019, Band: 68, Heft: 6, Seiten: 651-665
RelBib Classification:AB Religionsphilosophie; Religionskritik; Atheismus
TJ Neuzeit
TK Neueste Zeit
VA Philosophie
ZD Psychologie
weitere Schlagwörter:B Transitional objects
B Sigmund Freud
B William James
B Writing
B Death
B Faith
B Sustaining
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Zusammenfassung:This article addresses how the practice of writing for William James and Sigmund Freud served as a sustaining object/practice and a testament of faith when they faced illness and death. More particularly, their practice of writing reveals not only their attitudes and beliefs about death and life but also the core ideas in which they put their trust and their fidelity.
ISSN:1573-6679
Enthält:Enthalten in: Pastoral psychology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s11089-019-00872-7