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Psychoanalytic and Anthropological Considerations of Gilgamesh

A Lost Illusion

Dieter Bürgin (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

210 Seiten

2021 | Unabridged edition
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-5275-7524-0 (ISBN)

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The Gilgamesh Epic—a myth dating back almost 5000 years—has been handed down from ancient Babylonian times in several fragments. It is the heroic story of a futile quest for physical immortality and the problems of life that confront us in relation to our own mortality. It gives us insight into conscious and unconscious experiences of power and sexuality and struggles to overcome the ‘human condition’. This book considers the basic text of the myth in the light of anthropological and psychoanalytic concepts, comparing socio-cultural factors and the interpersonal structures of these times with those of the present day. Myths portray human struggles against overpowering opponents, the search for immortality or eternal youth and even journeys into the underworld. As such, they have always had a therapeutic and educational potential. As this book shows, they are the powerful, creative expression of human experiences and longings, seeking to alleviate life’s difficulties and transmitting values.

Dieter Bürgin is a psychiatrist ((SGKJPP) and psychoanalyst (SGPsa/IPA) for children, adolescents and adults. From 1975 to 2004, he was the Head of the Child and Adolescent Department at the University of Basel and Chairman of the University Clinic Basel for Child- and Adolescent-Psychiatry, Switzerland. He also served as a Member of the Swiss National Research Foundation and as Dean of the Medical Faculty at the University of Basel, as well as President of the Scientific Board of the Sigmund Freud Institute, Germany. He is the author of more than 300 publications, including nine books.

Erscheinungsdatum	02.12.2021
Verlagsort	Newcastle upon Tyne
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 212 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Psychoanalyse / Tiefenpsychologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-5275-7524-1 / 1527575241
ISBN-13	978-1-5275-7524-0 / 9781527575240
Zustand	Neuware