Madness, Methods and Masters: Systems of Direction of Self in Western European Life and Thought,
Abstract
In the midst of all their stresses and perplexities, men have everywhere struggled to reduce the burden of their misfortunes and to add to the stock of their joys. Resources without number have been pressed into men 5 service in the effort to still the agonies of their spirits. Among the most important of these resources have been the symbolic designs through which they express and enact meanings. Seeking relief from the pangs of indifferent Fortune, they have embraced compelling images of the cosmos and their places therein. Craving ever deeper assurance of justification in their own eyes and in the eyes of their Divine Rulers, they have forged myriad schemas of universal destiny and group and personal identity. Aspiring to triumph over stress, they have devised patterns of spiritual direction more or less suited to the special circumstances in which they are called upon to live their lives.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 10, 1962
- Accession Number
- ADA365882
Entities
People
- Benjamin Nelson