| The Murmuring Deep: Reflections on the Biblical Unconscious Contributor(s): Zornberg, Avivah Gottlieb (Author) |
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ISBN: 080521206X ISBN-13: 9780805212068 Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $20.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Psychology Of Religion - Religion | Philosophy - Psychology | Movements - Psychoanalysis |
| Dewey: 221.601 |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 6.15" W x 9.29" (1.45 lbs) 480 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg informs her literary analysis of the biblical text with concepts drawn from Freud, Winnicott, Laplanche, and other psychoanalytic thinkers to make a powerful argument for the idea that the creators of the midrashic commentary, the medieval rabbinic commentators, and the Hassidic commentators were themselves on some level aware of the complex interplay between conscious and unconscious levels of experience and used this knowledge in their interpretations. In her analysis of the stories of Adam and Eve, Noah, Jonah, Abraham, Rebecca, Isaac, Joseph and his brothers, Ruth, and Esther, Zornberg offers fascinating insights into the interaction between consciousness and unconsciousness as she enhances our appreciation of the Bible as the foundational text in our quest to understand what it means to be human. |
