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Mother, Melancholia, and Humor in Erik H. Erikson’s Earliest Writings

Available from: Springer Link

Publication: Journal of Religion and Health, vol. 47, no. 3

Pages: 415-432

Erik H. Erikson - Biographic sources

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Abstract/Notes: Erik H. Erikson wrote three articles when he was in his late-twenties and an up-and-coming member of the psychoanalytic community in Vienna. At the time he wrote these articles, he was in a training psychoanalysis with Anna Freud, teaching at the Heitzing School in Vienna, and learning the Montessori method of teaching. These articles focus on the loss of primary narcissism and the development of the superego (or punitive conscience) in early childhood, especially through the child’s conflict with maternal authority. They support the idea that melancholia, with its internalized rage against the mother, is the inevitable outcome of the loss of primary narcissism. I note, however, that the third of these articles makes a case for the restorative role of humor, especially when Freud’s view that humor is a function of the superego is taken into account.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1007/s10943-008-9178-x

ISSN: 1573-6571

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Educational Writings

Available from: JSTOR

Publication: The Elementary School Journal, vol. 16, no. 6

Pages: 271-280

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Language: English

ISSN: 0013-5984

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Montessori: Writings vs. Traditions

Book Title: Montessori Schools in America: Historical, Philosophical, and Empirical Research Perspectives

Pages: 49-85

Conferences, Maria Montessori - Biographic sources, Maria Montessori - Writings, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., Trainings

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Abstract/Notes: This article was originally prepared as a research paper that was presented at the America Montessori Society Teaher Trainers Institute (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1979).

Language: English

Published: Lexington, Massachusetts: Ginn Custom Pub., 1983

Edition: 2nd ed.

ISBN: 0-536-04367-1

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Philosophical Writings: Education for a New World, To Educate the Human Potential, and The Formation of Man

Book Title: The Bloomsbury Handbook of Montessori Education

Pages: 97-104

Maria Montessori - Biographic sources, Maria Montessori - Philosophy, Maria Montessori - Writings, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., Montessori method of education - History

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Abstract/Notes: Maria Montessori’s works discussed in this chapter are, Education for a New World (1946), To Educate the Human Potential (1948), and The Formation of Man (1955). Like many of her texts, these publications are based on transcriptions of lectures held in various settings including teacher training courses. These three books were written during and after the tragic disruptions caused by WWII and were published first in India. They are among Montessori's last texts in which she highlights cosmic education and expresses her conviction of the need for a global reconstruction that must necessarily begin with childhood.

Language: English

Published: New York, New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2023

ISBN: 978-1-350-27561-4 978-1-350-27560-7 978-1-350-27562-1

Series: Bloomsbury Handbooks

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