Birth of the Living God: A Psychoanalytic Study - Paperback

by Ana-Marie Rizzuto (Author)

Utilizing both clinical material based on the life histories of twenty patients and theoretical insights from the works of Freud, Erikson, Fairbairn, and Winnicott, Ana-Maria Rizzuto examines the origin, development, and use of our God images. Whereas Freud postulated that belief in God is based on a child's idea of his father, Rizzuto argues that the God representation draws from a variety of sources and is a major element in the fabric of one's view of self, others, and the world.

Author Biography

Ana-MariaRizzuto, M.D. is training and supervising analyst at the Psychoanalytic Institute of New England, East.