Download or read book The Psychoanalytic Textbook of Holocaust Studies written by Ira Brenner and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains a unique compilation of chapters written by world renowned experts on the genocidal persecution which was perpetrated by Nazi Germany during World War II. This endlessly important and exceedingly difficult topic is approached psychoanalytically in this volume, offering historical perspectives, personal reflections of survivors and the second generation who became psychoanalysts, in-depth explorations of intergenerational transmission of trauma, challenges in treatment and testimonies, expression of the Holocaust through the arts, and much more. The aftermath of the Holocaust demanded that psychoanalysis re examine the importance of psychic trauma, so those who first studied this darkest chapter in human history challenged the long held assumption that psychical reality was essentially the only reality to be considered. As a result, contemporary thought about trauma, dissociation, self psychology, and relational psychology were greatly influenced by these pioneers, whose ideas have evolved since then. This long awaited text is the definitive update and elaboration of their original contributions.