Becker, Ernest,

The denial of death / Ernest Becker. - xii, 314 pages ; 22 cm

Originally published: New York : Free Press, 1973.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction: Human Nature and the Heroic -- The Depth Psychology of Heroism -- The Terror of Death -- The Recasting of Some Basic Psychoanalytic Ideas -- Human Character as a Vital Lie -- The Psychoanalyst Kierkegaard -- The Problem of Freud's Character, Noch Einmal -- The Failures of Heroism -- The Spell Cast by Persons - The Nexus of Unfreedom -- Otto Rank and the Closure of Psychoanalysis on Kierkegaard -- The Present Outcome of Psychoanalysis -- A General View of Mental Illness -- Retrospect and Conclusion: The Dilemmas of Heroism -- Psychology and Religion: What Is the Heroic Individual? -- References -- Index. Ch. 1. Pt. I. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Pt. II. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Pt. III. Ch. 11.

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Death--Psychological aspects
Myth--Psychological aspects
Heroes--Psychology

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