عنوان

A terrible love of war /

(Number (ISBN

0143034928

(Number (ISBN

1594200114

(Number (ISBN

9780143034926

(Number (ISBN

9781594200113

Number

b790177

Title Proper

A terrible love of war /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

James Hillman.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Penguin Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2004.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

256 pages ;

Dimensions

22 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-241) and index.

Text of Note

War is normal -- War is inhuman -- War is sublime -- Religion is war.

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Text of Note

"War fosters an impossible collection of opposites: murder, soldierly comradeship, torture, religious conviction, the destruction of the earth, patriotism, annihilation, hope for immortal glory. Wartime seems to propel life to its most vivid, most meaningful level. Engaged in the activity of destruction, its soldiers and its victims discover a profound sense of existing, of being human. The mind withdraws from this paradox, and, indeed, few writers have taken on the task of unlocking the baleful, intoxicating, and necessary force that is war. Instead, the bare fact that war has dominated human history since the earliest records and seems always ready to break out is ignored, condemned, or lamented." "James Hillman, recognized worldwide as a creative innovator in clinical and cultural psychology, draws upon his original thinking to uncover the essence of war. Examining reports from many fronts and times, letters from combatants, analyses by military authorities, and writings from Twain and Tolstoy, Kant, Arendt, Foucault, and Levinas, Hillman's broad sweep and detailed research bring a fundamentally new understanding to war's love and terror. Moreover, he reveals war to be a mythological force - Mars as a god that resides not only within the minds of generals but also within the souls of all mankind, within the tenets of our religions, within the very soil beneath our feet. Rather than dismissing war as the machinations of evil men, Hillman argues that through clear-eyed investigation, we can comprehend its myriad contradictions, and more than that, we can learn how to tame it."--Jacket.

War-- Psychological aspects.

War.

Anthropologe

Bewaffneter Konflikt

Krieg.

Psychologie

War-- Psychological aspects.

War.

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Hillman, James.

Date of Transaction

20201207033651.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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