Suicide and the Soul, Vol. 8
Thirty-five years ago this book initiated the "soul movement" in psychotherapy. By clearly and simply showing how the idea of soul works in actual practice, this book became a classic text, both for teaching the clinical art and for private meditation on the mysterious urge to die. This new edition is introduced by the eminent psychiatrist and pioneering social critic, Thomas Szasz. It concludes with a long reflective postscript by the author with his recent thoughts on the psychology of...
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Thirty-five years ago this book initiated the "soul movement" in psychotherapy. By clearly and simply showing how the idea of soul works in actual practice, this book became a classic text, both for teaching the clinical art and for private meditation on the mysterious urge to die. This new edition is introduced by the eminent psychiatrist and pioneering social critic, Thomas Szasz. It concludes with a long reflective postscript by the author with his recent thoughts on the psychology of suicide for our times. Both soul and suicide are dominant issues of a new century; soul because it cannot be reduced to genes and chromosomes; suicide because it raises fundamental religious and legal conflicts. James Hillman's book continues to challenge contemporary attitudes, even as it offers answers to one of life's disturbing questions.
Foreword6Prefatory Notes11IThe Problem15IISuicide Prevention: The Viewpoints of Sociology, Law, Theology, and Medicine24IIISuicide and the Soul38IVThe Death Experience56VMeeting the Suicide Risk77VIMedicine, Analysis, and the Soul97VIIA Matter of Words109VIIIThe Healer as Hero119IXThe Pathological Bias127XDiagnosis and the Analytical Dialectic140XIHoping, Growing, and the Analytical Process153XIIMedical Secrecy and the Analytical Mystery171References180Index185A Postscript of Afterthoughts192
