1st Edition
In the Traces of our Name The Influence of Given Names in Life
By Juan Eduardo Tesone
Copyright 2011
208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book emphasizes the influence of the name given at birth in terms of the construction of subjectivity. It offers the reader a fascinating journey through the meanders of culture, literary quotations, stories heard, and a difficult journey through the pain and horror of certain realities.
Psychoanalytic Ideas and Applications Series -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Why do we name? -- Some historical and cultural considerations with regard to naming -- The meaning of names in different cultures -- Naming in the Old Testament -- Giving a name: is it imperative to name a newborn child? -- From the name's determining force to its signifying force -- Freud and names -- The name in literature -- State terrorism in Argentina and children seized by the military power (1976–1983) -- The given name in psychoanalytical clinical work
Biography
Eduardo Tesone, Juan
