INVITED ESSAY: Mysticism, Creativity, and Psychoanalysis: Learning From Marion Milner

The article explores the relationship between mysticism and creativity from a psychoanalytic perspective. First, it first surveys prominent psychoanalytic perspectives on mysticism and creativity, situating British psychoanalyst Marion Milner among them. Milner suggests that the same psychological p...

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Main Author: Raab, Kelley A. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2003
In: The international journal for the psychology of religion
Year: 2003, Volume: 13, Issue: 2, Pages: 79-96
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