Psychology and the Classics: A Dialogue of Disciplines

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Psychology and the Classics

A Dialogue of Disciplines

Edited by: Jeroen Lauwers
Jeroen Lauwers

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, Hedwig Schwall
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and Jan Opsomer
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Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2018

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While the field of classics has informed and influenced the early developments of the field of psychology, these two disciplines presently enjoy fewer fruitful cross-fertilizations than one would expect. This book shows how the study of classics can help psychologists anchor their scientific findings in a historical, literary and philosophical framework, while insights of contemporary psychology offer new hermeneutic methods and explanations to classicists.

This book is the first to date to offer a wide-ranging overview of the possibilities of marrying contemporary trends in psychology and classical studies. Advocating a critical dialogue between both disciplines, it offers novel reflections on psychotherapy, ancient philosophy, social psychology, literature and its theory, historiography, psychoanalysis, tragedy, the philosophy of mind, linguistics and reception. With twenty contributions by specialists in different fields, it promotes the combination of classical and psychological perspectives, and demonstrates the methods and rewards of such an endeavour through concrete case studies.

This pioneering book is thus intended for all readers who seek inspiration for their readings, research, or therapeutic practice.

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Jeroen Lauwers, Jan Opsomer and Hedwig Schwall, University of Leuven, Belgium.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Introduction: Psychology and the Classics Jeroen Lauwers, Hedwig Schwall and Jan Opsomer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
1. Embodied Cognition and the Ancient Mind
1. Fundamentals for a Cognitive Semantics of Latin: Image Schemas and Metaphor in the Meaning of the Roman Animus-concept William Michael Short Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	13
2 .Odyssey 20 and Cognitive Science: A Case Study Siobhan Privitera Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	32
3.Bodies of Knowledge: Metaphor and Mnemonic Practice in Ancient Historiography Jennifer J. Devereaux Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	46
4. Feeling Words: Embodied Metaphors in Seven Against Thebes Afroditi Angelopoulou Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	62
5 .The Affective Ancient Theatre, a Bio-cultural Cognitive Approach Peter Meineck Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	77
6. The Sensed Presence as an Analytical Tool in Historical Research Gabriel Herman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	94
7 .Transforming Knowledge: Using Arts-based Activity to Explore Classics and Therapeutic Practice Alex Wardrop, Georgie Huntley and Silvie Kilgallon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	109
2 .The Hermeneutics of Psychology
1 .Learned Helplessness, the Structure of the Telemachy and Odysseus’ Return Joel Christensen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	129
2. Anticipating Audiences: Hesiod’s Works and Days and Cognitive Psychology Lilah Grace Canevaro Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	142
3 .Why Does Orestes Stay Mad? Marcia Dobson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	158
4 .The Elegiac Revolution: Deleuze, Desire, and Propertius’ Monobiblos Kyle Khellaf Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	171
5 .Staging Female Selves in Sapphic Poetry Katerina Ladianou Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	189
3 .Reviving Classical Ideas through the Centuries
1. Irony in Cicero’s post reditum Speeches Luca Grillo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	207
2. Psychoanalysis and the Rhetorical Tradition: Theory and Technique Paul Earlie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	223
3. Thucydides, Groupthink, and the Sicilian Expedition Fiasco Aaron Turner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	239
4. Mystic Initiation and the Near-Death Experience Richard Seaford Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	255
5 .Burton’s Anatomy as Classical, and Present-Day, Mind Science Jennifer Radden Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	262
6. The Psychology of Psychotherapy: Ancient and Modern Perspectives Christopher Gill Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	278
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	293
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	323