168 Pages
by
Routledge
168 Pages
by
Routledge
168 Pages
by
Routledge
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Throughout human history, the relationships of individuals and groups have been disrupted by what the authors sum up as "demonization," the attribution of basic destructive qualities to the other or to forces within the self. Demonization results in constant suspicion and blame, a systematic disregard of positive events, pressure to eradicate the putative negative persons or forces, and a growing... Read more
Contents: Preface. The Demonic Experience. The Demonic and Tragic Views. The Anti-Demonic Dialogue in Therapy Reframing. Non-Demonic Fighting (With Uri Weinblatt). The Tragic Wisdom of Consolation.
Biography
Nahi Alon, Haim Omer
"...this book is really meant to serve as a guide or reference for therapists....readers will find it useful to look critically at today's popular psychodemonic narratives, including that of repressed traumatic experiences of parents' negative internalized voices. The authors have clearly given the issue considerable attention, and their useful recommendations reflect this."
—PsycCRITIQUES
