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Volume 9 Number 2September 2002
ISSN 1080-2622
Editorial Board
C. Fred Alford, PhD University of Maryland • James W. Anderson, PhD Northwestern University • David Beisel, PhD RCC-SUNY • Rudolph Binion, PhD Brandeis University • Andrew Brink, PhD Formerly of McMaster University and The University of Toronto • Joseph Dowling, PhD Lehigh University • Glen Jeansonne, PhD University of Wisconsin • Peter Loewenberg, PhD UCLA • Peter Petschauer, PhD Appalachian State University • Leon Rappoport, PhD Kansas State University
Articles (29)
PSYCHOLOGY OF RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE SPECIAL ISSUE
- Nielsen, M. E. (2002). Psychological light on the religious landscape. Clio’s Psyche, 9(2), 61-65. https://doi.org/10.70763/30410be149e6771f60881182342452d5
- Kobrin, N. H. (2002). Islam: Imitation of Judaism? Psychoanalytic food for thought. Clio’s Psyche, 9(2), 61, 65-69. https://doi.org/10.70763/45d6637b718d0f24a237069fe41b0db4
- Beit-Hallahmi, B. (2002). Religious behavior and the Oedipus complex. Clio’s Psyche, 9(2), 69-71. https://doi.org/10.70763/b6417f112bd27848533e54885b66c288
- Gillespie, C. K. (2002). The psycho-theological work of W.W. Meissner: Charting a course between Charybdis and Scylla. Clio’s Psyche, 9(2), 71-73. https://doi.org/10.70763/b20fa060328b0cdf51b464ee37efe182
- Jeunnette C. (2002). Luther and Freud on God. Clio’s Psyche, 9(2), 73-75. https://doi.org/10.70763/8f6242793017047d373f29f270388ba9
- Rasmussen, K. A. (2002). John Wesley and the emergence of Methodism: The need for a self psychological and intersubjective perspective. Clio’s Psyche, 9(2), 75-78. https://doi.org/10.70763/03492e99e42e7ea8480cdfb4899604f5
- Anderson, R. D. (2002). Reverse conversion: From Mormon devotion to depth inquiry of Joseph Smith. Clio’s Psyche, 9(2), 78-81. https://doi.org/10.70763/1ddfa4ccdcea53130b500eaabb190e4b
- Alford, C. F. (2002). Look before you leap, and afterwards, too: On Kierkegaard and Abraham. Clio’s Psyche, 9(2), 81-83. https://doi.org/10.70763/2ea19e760aeeeeeb813a2406d0d31a25
- Barnhart, J. E. (2002). On the resiliency of religion. Clio’s Psyche, 9(2), 83-86. https://doi.org/10.70763/1becf26e9f32353e30870060538746e7
- Evans, M. T. (2002). On the resiliency of religion. Clio’s Psyche, 9(2), 86-88. https://doi.org/10.70763/afecc60f82be41c1b52f6705ec69e0f1
- O’Connell, D. C. (2002). Two ordinary deaths. Clio’s Psyche, 9(2), 88-89. https://doi.org/10.70763/e9507053dd36cb9217816ffb566c8720
- Greer, J. M. (2002). The problem of evil in the analytic process. Clio’s Psyche, 9(2), 89-91. https://doi.org/10.70763/15c71b874531f45bba372bfc35e9b8cf
- Amaro, J. W. F. (2002). Omnipotence, religion, and 9/11 terrorism. Clio’s Psyche, 9(2), 91-92. https://doi.org/10.70763/9465ce9a7904ba9fa5a354804734cbc4
- Anderson, J. W. (2002). Two forms of transference: Implications for religious experience. Clio’s Psyche, 9(2), 92-94. https://doi.org/10.70763/a34c46916c53099c8038cff641c9b127
- Hutchinson, G. T. (2002). The medical ministry of a secular priest-in-training. Clio’s Psyche, 9(2), 94-95. https://doi.org/10.70763/4fc66104f8ada6257fa55f29a2a567c7
- Mercer, C. (2002). Drawing on God: Psychotherapy and images of God. Clio’s Psyche, 9(2), 95-97. https://doi.org/10.70763/5934c1ec0cd31e12bd9084d106bc2e32
- Gollnick, J. (2002). Bin Laden’s hopes and fears: Dreams of the future. Clio’s Psyche, 9(2), 97-99. https://doi.org/10.70763/c3d96fbd5b1b45096ff04c04038fff5d
- Simms, N. (2002). When millennialism fails: Cruelty to slaves at Providence Plantation. Clio’s Psyche, 9(2), 99-100. https://doi.org/10.70763/c404a5adbf90e09631678b13b05d9d7a
- Specht, N. J. (2002). Gender differences in negotiating the discipline of the Quakers. Clio’s Psyche, 9(2), 100-101. https://doi.org/10.70763/66cf21351023f60e092be950584699cb
CELIBACY SYMPOSIUM
- Massimini, A. T. (2002). The psychological damage of forced celibacy. Clio’s Psyche, 9(2), 61, 101-103. https://doi.org/10.70763/bd9dc58c7af906cdbac364aedd4c0848
- Dervin D. (2002). The psychological damage of forced celibacy. Clio’s Psyche, 9(2), 103-106. https://doi.org/10.70763/8677065f187e98d8beacdc700e49f6ef
- O’Connell, D. C. (2002). Something beautiful for God. Clio’s Psyche, 9(2), 106-107. https://doi.org/10.70763/7aa7b77461bd44a3f9da9984da1346fb
- Burris, C. T. (2002). 1,001 celibate nights. Clio’s Psyche, 9(2), 107-108. https://doi.org/10.70763/03b92cd507ff5870df0db7f074728830
- Daschke, D. (2002). Infinite denial: Religious celibacy and priestly repression. Clio’s Psyche, 9(2), 108-109. https://doi.org/10.70763/518fc66deea9d064d0a92eb73e4ea61b
- Guido, J. J. (2002). Psyche’s mystery: A reply to Dervin and Massimini on celibacy. Clio’s Psyche, 9(2), 109-110. https://doi.org/10.70763/426ea2897becd89515f19117a51c49f1
- Dervin D. (2002). Dan Dervin replies. Clio’s Psyche, 9(2), 110. https://doi.org/10.70763/2f3d9b534d726b2d921451852adedb0c
- Plante, T. G. (2002). Celibacy and the child sexual abuse crisis. Clio’s Psyche, 9(2), 110-112. https://doi.org/10.70763/e430ad64df3de73e6be33bcb7f6d0dac
- Overturf, K. (2002). Celibacy, marriage, and generativity. Clio’s Psyche, 9(2), 112-114. https://doi.org/10.70763/e025b6279c1b88d3ec0eca6fcb6e6280
INTERVIEW
- Elovitz, P. H. (2002). A biographer and his subject: Ralph Colp and Charles Darwin [Interview]. Clio’s Psyche, 9(2), 61, 114-123. https://doi.org/10.70763/e2db7186375992e729165726762cb4c1
BULLETIN BOARD
The next Psychohistory Forum WORK-IN-PROGRESS SATURDAY SEMINAR will be on September 21, 2002, when Paul H. Elovitz (Ramapo College), will present “Psychoanalytic Approaches to the American Presidency.” On November 9, 2002, Mary Coleman (Emeritus, Georgetown University School of Medicine) will present, “Some Thoughts on Violence and War,” a chapter from her forthcoming book on the origins of war. Forum members are reminded that our program consists of five or six seminars normally held in mid-September, early November, late January, early March, and once or twice in April. Specific
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dates, presenters, papers, and locations are announced by mail, e-mail, and sometimes this Bulletin Board.
CONFERENCES: The deadline for the submission of paper proposals has been extended to September 15 for the October 25-27, 2002, Association for the Psychoanalysis of Culture and Society (APCS) conference on emotions at the University of Pennsylvania. Contact Prof. Charles Shepherdson at <>. The Erikson Institute of the Austin Riggs Center presents “Dancing With Death” on psychodynamic work with self-destructive and suicidal patients on October 5-6, 2002. Montague Ullman will be offering a Leadership Training Workshop in group dream work on October 4-6, 2002, in Ardsley, New York. For information call (914) 693-0156. Herbert Barry, Paul Elovitz, Avner Falk, Aubrey Immelman, and Nancy Kobrin were among the presenters at the International Society for Political Psychology (ISPP) Berlin July 16-19, 2002, conference. Presenters at the International Psychohistorical Association (IPA) June 5-7, 2002, conference at New York University included: Sander Breiner, Lloyd deMause, Daniel Dervin, Paul Elovitz, Irene Javors, Anie Kalayjian, Nancy Kobrin, Henry Lawton, David Lotto, Denis O’Keefe, Robert Rousselle, Howard Stein, Charles Strozier, and Jacques Szaluta.
NEWS OF MEMBERS: Best wishes to Vivian Rosenberg on her retirement from Drexel University, and to David Beisel and Sheila Jardine on their new home.
OUR THANKS: To our members and subscribers for the support that makes Clio’s Psyche possible. To Benefactors Herbert Barry, Andrew Brink, Ralph Colp, and Mary Lambert; Patrons Mary Coleman, Jay Gonen, Peter Petschauer, H. John Rogers, and Jacques Szaluta; Supporting Members Fred Alford, Rudolph Binion, Peter Loewenberg, David Lotto, and Jacqueline Paulson; and Members Sue Adrion, Mike Britton, Peggy McLaughlin, Ruth Meyer, Vivian Rosenberg, Connalee and Lee Shneidman, Richard Weiss, and Isaac Zieman. Our thanks for thought-provoking materials to Fred Alford, Jorge Amaro, James Anderson, Robert Anderson, Joe Barnhart, Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi, Christopher Burris, Ralph Colp, Dereck Daschke, Dan Dervin, Matthew Evans, Kevin Gillespie, James Gollnick, Joanne Greer, Joseph Guido, Geoffrey Hutchinson, Carol Jeunnette, Nancy Kobrin, Anthony Massimini, Calvin Mercer, Michael Nielsen, Daniel O’Connell, Kathy Overturf, Thomas Plante, Ken Rasmussen, Norman Simms, and Neva Specht. Our appreciation to Monika Giacoppe, Michael Nielsen, and Peter Petschauer for editorial advice and assistance, to Vikki Walsh for proofreading, and to Tim Hamilton for transcribing the Colp interview.
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Call for Papers
Psychology of the Arab-Israeli Conflict & Terrorism in the Middle East
December 2002
Some possible approaches include:
- The Nature and Causes of Terrorism: Comparative Middle Eastern Examples
- Applying Psychodynamic Concepts to the Israeli-Palestinian Struggle
- Factual, Historical Survey of Israeli-Palestinian Relations
- Finding Chosen Traumas and Chosen Glories in Israeli and Palestinian Histories
- Identification and Ethnic Rituals in Large Groups
- Comparative Suffering and Victimization: Violence in the Name of Suffering
- Getting Beneath & Beyond Recrimination
- The Relationship Between Childrearing Practices and Political Behavior
- Women in Palestinian Society and the Intifada
- Unconscious Sadomasochistic Elements
- Mutual Self-destructive Behavior of Israelis and Palestinians
- Psychobiographical Studies of Arafat, Barak, Sharon, and Other Leaders
- The Changing Identity of Arab Israelis
- Leader-Follower Dynamics
- Fundamentalist Jews and Muslims
- Internecine Clashes—Violence Against One’s Own
- Cycles of Violence and Exhaustion, War and Peace, Conflict and Resolution
- Journeys to Peace: Crossing the Psychological Borders to Conflict Resolutions
- Implications of the Israeli-Palestinian Dispute for the U.S. War on Terrorism
- Changing Views of Israel and the Palestinians in Europe and America
- Anti-Zionism as Anti-Semitism? Case Studies
- Book Reviews, for example, of Sharon’s Warrior
500-1500 words, due October 1
Contact: Paul Elovitz, Editor
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Interview with Paul H. Elovitz, PhD, the Author of The Making of Psychohistory (conducted by Ken Fuchsman, EdD, week of July 2, 2018) – View it here https://youtu.be/noYaOoC3Lig
