The identity concept and the verbal portrait -- Creative recovery : portrait of Martin Luther -- Mutual recognition : portrait of Mohandas Gandhi -- Radiant intelligence : portrait of Albert Einstein -- Self-reconciliation: portrait of Jesus of Galilee -- Epilogue
Summary
"In Erik Erikson's Verbal Portraits : Luther, Gandhi, Einstein, Jesus, Donald Capps contends that Erikson's portraits of respective historical figures make a highly creative contribution to psychoanalytic discourse. Although he [Erikson] reluctantly abandoned his youthful aspirations to become an artist, his artistic sensitivities and skills played a critical role in the development of his multifaceted conception of identity"--Provided by publisher
