| The First Father Abraham: The Psychology and Culture of A Spiritual Revolutionary Contributor(s): Abramovitch, Henry Hanoch (Author) |
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ISBN: 0819190276 ISBN-13: 9780819190277 Publisher: University Press of America OUR PRICE: $99.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 1993 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Biography - Old Testament - Psychology | Developmental - Lifespan Development - Biography & Autobiography | Religious |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 92042259 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6" W x 9" (1.04 lbs) 202 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book discusses the adult development of the Biblical Patriarch, Abraham, as a 'Spiritual Revolutionary' (based on Genesis 11-25). It begins with the image of the 'akeda, ' the binding of Isaac in which a father is ready to murder his son, and asks what significance this disturbing scene holds for us today. Focusing on the Hebrew text, and with the help of life-cycle psychology and cultural anthropology, the author argues that the 'sacrifice of the most beloved son' must be viewed not as an isolated act, but against the background of his personal and spiritual development, using the Biblical text as a life history. Abramovitch applies several approaches: theory of adult development; Robert Jay Lifton's 'death and continuity of life'; themes of revolutionary continuity; psychology of birth order; name change, identity, and disguise; ethics of survival and post traumatic stress syndrome; and the nature of biography, life history, and life story. Abramovitch relates how Abraham was able to 'solve for all what he was unable to solve for himself alone.' |