With contributions and comments from a range of distinguished Biblical scholars, this work fulfils Mortimer Ostow's promise to unite psychoanalysis and study of the Kabbalah. Ranging over both general psychoanalytic commentaries on the framework of mysticism and the "apocalyptic complex" and essays on specific incidents in the Bible and the Kabbalah, it opens doors into many fascinating avenues of enquiry. A glossary of the terms used makes it accessible to those who have little or no knowledge of Jewish mysticism; they, along with more experienced students of the field, will find Ultimate...

Is psychoanalysis a 'Jewish' science? Ten essays, by the editor and other distinguished scholars, explore the 'Jewishness' of psychoanalysis, its origins in Jewish culture of the late 19th century, Freud's Jewishness, and that of his colleagues. The contributors also seek to demonstrate what the psychoanalytic approach can contribute to the study of Judaism.