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The Fraternal Complex in the Middle East Group and Family Psychoanalysis for Peacemaking and Peacebuilding

By Hana Salaam Abdel-Malek Copyright 2025
138 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

138 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

138 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The Fraternal Complex in the Middle East extends group and family psychoanalytic concepts to formulate hypotheses on the psychic functioning of nation-states as very large families. Focusing on the history of Lebanon as a nation-state, the emergence and role of Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the rise and role of Hamas in the Palestinian sociopolitical field, Hana... Read more

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Preface

Introduction

PART I: Group and family psychoanalytic analysis of the Middle East conflicts

1. Group and family psychoanalytic theoretical frameworks

2. Birth of a nation-state: A battle for boundaries or dialogue?

3. Hezbollah: Lebanon’s identified patient?

4. Israeli–Palestinian conflict: The archaic fraternal complex

5. Hamas: The ideology of brotherhood

6. Reflections on national and international dialogues

PART II: A group psychoanalytic device for peacemaking and peacebuilding

7. Group psychoanalytic device and group psychoanalytic psychodrama

8. A group psychoanalytic approach to peacemaking

9. A group psychoanalytic approach to the analysis of peacemakers’ practices

10. A group psychoanalytic social dreaming matrix for peacemakers and peacebuilders

 

Index

Biography

Hana Salaam Abdel-Malek is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst, and a member of the Paris Psychoanalytical Society and the International Psychoanalytical Association. She works in private practice in Beirut, specialising in couples, families and groups. She has practised law and received training in negotiation, mediation and peacemaking.