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• catalog abstract "In The Bridge to Nothingness, author Shlomo Giora Shoham explicates myth as a projection of human experience. Human development dynamics, according to Shoham, are represented by myths and reflected in religious creeds. Myths constitute projective evidence of the development of psychic processes at early orality; they at once reveal and conceal their psychological content. In this work, Shoham deals with ideas that are common to Gnosticism, Kabala, and existentialism, irrespective of their historical interrelationships. He compares the Heideggerian notion of the thrownness of the individual into the world with the Gnostic teaching of the divine descent and incarnation, the incarceration of the divine in objects and life forms. All three ideologies speak of God as the spiritual core of human being. Union with God is unachievable, but one can achieve symbiosis with God and humanness through creativity and revelation. The author's integration of psychology and mythic symbolism is stimulating: The Bridge to Nothingness is filled with deep psychological and spiritual insights. His portrayal of kabalistic thought is perceptive and erudite. He makes use of the latest scholarship, and more importantly, what he says will contribute to the field and provoke discussion and debate. His sensitivity to the dynamics of mystical experience enables him to see clearly its positive dimension. Very little has been written on the interface between Gnosticism, Kabala, and psychology. Shoham's work is original, provocative, and insightful; The Bridge to Nothingness will break new ground in these studies, and enrich the understanding of psychological and religious symbolism.".
• catalog contributor b3680556.
• catalog created "c1994.".
• catalog date "1994".
• catalog date "c1994.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1994.".
• catalog description "1. Back to Protagoras: Man Is the Measure of All Things -- 2. Kierkegaard and Rabbi Nachman -- 3. The Mishap -- 4. The Incarceration -- 5. The Prisoner at the Gate -- 6. The Righteous Sacrificial Victim -- 7. Existentialist Morality, Authenticity, and Desperation -- 8. "I Am That I Am" -- 9. Yearning and Grace.".
• catalog description "In The Bridge to Nothingness, author Shlomo Giora Shoham explicates myth as a projection of human experience. Human development dynamics, according to Shoham, are represented by myths and reflected in religious creeds. Myths constitute projective evidence of the development of psychic processes at early orality; they at once reveal and conceal their psychological content.".
• catalog description "In this work, Shoham deals with ideas that are common to Gnosticism, Kabala, and existentialism, irrespective of their historical interrelationships. He compares the Heideggerian notion of the thrownness of the individual into the world with the Gnostic teaching of the divine descent and incarnation, the incarceration of the divine in objects and life forms. All three ideologies speak of God as the spiritual core of human being.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 426-430) and index.".
• catalog description "The author's integration of psychology and mythic symbolism is stimulating: The Bridge to Nothingness is filled with deep psychological and spiritual insights. His portrayal of kabalistic thought is perceptive and erudite. He makes use of the latest scholarship, and more importantly, what he says will contribute to the field and provoke discussion and debate. His sensitivity to the dynamics of mystical experience enables him to see clearly its positive dimension.".
• catalog description "Union with God is unachievable, but one can achieve symbiosis with God and humanness through creativity and revelation.".
• catalog description "Very little has been written on the interface between Gnosticism, Kabala, and psychology. Shoham's work is original, provocative, and insightful; The Bridge to Nothingness will break new ground in these studies, and enrich the understanding of psychological and religious symbolism.".
• catalog extent "433 p. :".
• catalog hasFormat "Bridge to nothingness.".
• catalog identifier "083863396X (alk. paper)".
• catalog isFormatOf "Bridge to nothingness.".
• catalog issued "1994".
• catalog issued "c1994.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Rutherford : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press ; London : Associated University Presses,".
• catalog relation "Bridge to nothingness.".
• catalog subject "150.19/2 20".
• catalog subject "BF204.5 .S55 1992".
• catalog subject "Cabala Psychological aspects.".
• catalog subject "Existential psychology.".
• catalog subject "Gnosticism Psychology.".
• catalog subject "Personality Religious aspects.".
• catalog subject "Psychology and religion.".
• catalog tableOfContents "1. Back to Protagoras: Man Is the Measure of All Things -- 2. Kierkegaard and Rabbi Nachman -- 3. The Mishap -- 4. The Incarceration -- 5. The Prisoner at the Gate -- 6. The Righteous Sacrificial Victim -- 7. Existentialist Morality, Authenticity, and Desperation -- 8. "I Am That I Am" -- 9. Yearning and Grace.".
• catalog title "The bridge to nothingness : gnosis, kabala, existentialism, and the transcendental predicament of man / Shlomo Giora Shoham.".
• catalog type "text".