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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Auteur principal: LaMothe, Ryan 1955- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Springer Science Business Media B. V. [2019]
Dans: Pastoral psychology
Année: 2019, Volume: 68, Numéro: 6, Pages: 651-665
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophie de la religion
TJ Époque moderne
TK Époque contemporaine
VA Philosophie
ZD Psychologie
Sujets non-standardisés:B Transitional objects
B Sigmund Freud
B William James
B Writing
B Death
B Faith
B Sustaining
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Résumé: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
Contient:Enthalten in: Pastoral psychology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s11089-019-00872-7