The The origins of David Rapaport's 'Portrait of Moses' story

David Rapaport, one of the founders of psychoanalytic ego psychology, used a story about a portrait of Moses in three of his papers in the 1950s in order to illustrate his view that the self has the power to shape its own nature. The present article traces the origins and evolution of that story thr...

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Published in:Nordisk judaistik
Main Author: Raskin, Richard (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Donner Institute 2021
In: Nordisk judaistik
Further subjects:B ego autonomy
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Summary:David Rapaport, one of the founders of psychoanalytic ego psychology, used a story about a portrait of Moses in three of his papers in the 1950s in order to illustrate his view that the self has the power to shape its own nature. The present article traces the origins and evolution of that story through Latin, Islamic and Jewish versions.
ISSN:2343-4929
Contains:Enthalten in: Nordisk judaistik
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.30752/nj.110168