The Couch and the Tree: Dialogues in Psychoanalysis and
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Molino, Anthony, PUBLISHER: North Point Press, A provocative and trailblazing cross-disciplinary anthology. With ong>ong>theong>ong> growing interest in ong>ong>theong>ong> relationship between Buddhism and psychoanalysis, it is surprising that no book has replaced ong>ong>theong>ong> classic Zen Buddhism and Psychoanalysis, with essays by D. T. Suzuki, Erich Fromm, and Richard De Martino. Now, in this new alchemical collection, psychoanalyst Anthony Molino ong>ofong>fers a bold new alloy ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong>se two major disciplines. Both ambitious and timely, "ong>ong>Theong>ong> Couch and ong>ong>theong>ong> Tree "is a two-part anthology that spans and documents a unique cross-fertilization ong>ofong> Eastern and Western thought. While Part One provides a historical overview ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> classic ong>writingsong> in this far-reaching, adventurous dialogue (including ong>ong>theong>ong> works ong>ofong> Fromm, Suzuki, Jung, Hisamatsu, Watts, and Horney, to name only a few), Part Two features a series ong>ofong> brilliant contemporary works, many appearing here for ong>ong>theong>ong> first time. Included are essays by such innovative thinkers as Adam Phillips, Mark Epstein, Masao Abe, Polly Young-Eisendrath, Nina Coltart, and Michael Eigen. Most notable perhaps is a conversation--on ong>ong>theong>ong> question "Is ong>ong>Theong>ong>re an Unconscious in Buddhist Teaching?"--between ong>ong>theong>ong> psychoanalyst Joyce McDougall and His Holiness ong>ong>theong>ong> Dalai Lama. A truly essential collection, unique in both conception and scope, "ong>ong>Theong>ong> Couch and ong>ong>theong>ong> Tree" marks a watershed in interdisciplinary and cross-cultural exploration.