King Herod: A Persecuted Persecutor : A Case Study in PsychoHistory and Psychobiography - Couverture rigide

Kasher, Aryeh

 
9783110189643: King Herod: A Persecuted Persecutor : A Case Study in PsychoHistory and Psychobiography

Synopsis

The enigma of King Herod as a cruel bloodthirsty tyrant on the one hand, and a great builder on the other is discussed in a systematic modern historical and psychological study. It seeks to unravel the contradictory historic mystery of the man and his deeds. After A. Schalit's König Herodes, this study is a new comprehensive, pioneering study on the intriguing personality of Herod, also using the insights of psychology. Herod's mental state reached an acute level, consistent with the DSM-IV diagnosis for "Paranoid Personality Disorder". He grew up with an ambiguous identity and suffered from feelings of inferiority. Haunted by persecutory delusions, he executed almost any suspect of treason, including his wife and three sons.

The Hebrew original text was Winner of the Ya'acov Bahat Prize for Non-Fiction Hebrew Literature for 2006.

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À propos de l'auteur

Aryeh Kasher, University of Tel-Aviv, Israel;Eliezer Witztum, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.

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9783119160728: King Herod: A Persecuted Persecutor: A Case Study in Psychohistory and Psychobiography

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  3119160725 ISBN 13 :  9783119160728
Editeur : Walter de Gruyter & Co, 2007
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