1. Introduction : living through Midrashic interpretation -- 2. Narrative "missionarism" in dialectic psychotherapy -- 3. midrash and "biographic rehabilitation" -- 4. Philosophies of history and the psychology of "self-renewal" -- 5. Oedipal conflict and the Isaac solution -- 6. "non-melting pot" -- 7. hermeneutic dialogue and interhemispheric balance -- 8. Linear conversion versus cyclistic teshuvah : an empirical differentiation -- 9. midrashic dialogue between past and future -- 10. temporal dialogue as "chutzpah therapy."
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Introduction to the Transaction Edition; Preface; 1 Introduction: Living through Midrashic Interpretation; 2 Narrative ""Missionarism"" in Dialectic Psychotherapy; 3 The Midrash and ""Biographic Rehabilitation; 4 Philosophies of History and the Psychology of ""Self-Renewal; 5 The Oedipal Conflict and the Isaac Solution; 6 The ""Non-Melting Pot; 7 The Hermeneutic Dialogue and Interhemispheric Balance; 8 Linear Conversion versus Cyclistic Teshuvah: An Empirical Differentiation; 9 The Midrashic Dialogue between Past and Future
10 The Temporal Dialogue as ""Chutzpah TherapyBibliography; Index
Notes
Originally published: Re-biographing and deviance. New York : Praeger, 1987. With new introd; published 2004 by Transaction Publishers
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-211) and index
