Zen Buddhism and Psychoanalysis
$46.92
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
1 February 1974
Summary
Zen and the Unconscious: Bridging Eastern Wisdom and Western Psychology
What differences are there in Eastern and Western thought regarding the nature of the human mind and our role in the cosmos? How can Zen and psychoanalysis help us in our struggle to realise our full potential as human beings and members of society?
Erich Fromm’s seminal work among contemporary efforts to resolve our spiritual crisis results here in the great achievement of a language to reveal the contr…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780285647473 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0285647474 |
| Series: | Condor Books |
| Author: | Erich Fromm, Richard De Martino, D.T. Suzuki |
| Publisher: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Souvenir Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 1 February 1974 |
| Weight: | 200g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 138mm x 24mm |
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A remarkable and deeply interesting book * Darlington Evening Despatch *Dr Fromm’s essay, together with the late Dr Suzuki’s succinct exposition of Zen, illuminates with blazing clarity the simple difficult road to a sane society * South Wales Argus *A fascinating study of the relationship between the two (Zen Buddhism and Psychoanalysis) and it is clear that both systems are similar in that they deal with the nature of man and with a practice leading to his transformation * The Middle Way *
About The Author
Erich Fromm
Erich Fromm (March 23, 1900 - March 18, 1980) was a social psychologist, psychoanalyst, sociologist, humanistic philosopher, and democratic socialist. He was a German Jew who fled the Nazi regime and settled in the US. He was one of the Founders of The William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis and Psychology in New York City and was associated with the Frankfurt School of critical theory.
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