A characterization of Samuel in terms of the psychological model of Erikson

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dc.contributor.advisorGitay, Yehoshuaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBurke, Guenevereen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-13T12:57:26Z
dc.date.available2015-11-13T12:57:26Z
dc.date.issued2004en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves [131]-133.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe story of Samuel forms an integral part of the Hebrew saga, marking the transition from the period of Judges to the Israelite monarchy. Book I of Samuel is unusual in that it portrays the birth, death and major episodes of the prophet's life. In fact, Samuel, along with Moses and Jeremiah, is one of the few characters whose full life history is documented in the Biblical text: we not only have the significant events which lead up to his birth, but he makes an appearance again after his death. Given this detail, the purpose of this study is to investigate whether a re-reading of the character of Samuel through a psychological model can throw fresh insights on how the Israelites effected the transition from a theocracy to a monarchy. The choice of Erikson is motivated by two considerations. In the first, Erikson extended the boundaries of Freudian psychoanalysis by describing both normal as well as abnormal development. His ego-psychology, with its eight-stage developmental plan, its theses and antitheses, is particularly suitable in the case of Samuel, whose life-cycle for the most part can be viewed as problematic, a series of crises. In the second, though he wrote prolifically on numerous leading historical figures and literary characters, Erikson himself never analysed a Biblical figure. This work is, however, not confined to a psychological typification of the character of Samuel. It is intended to be an interdisciplinary study: it deals with the text as an integrated literary unit and relies on the insights of classical Biblical scholarship to support many of its conclusions.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationBurke, G. (2004). <i>A characterization of Samuel in terms of the psychological model of Erikson</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14939en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationBurke, Guenevere. <i>"A characterization of Samuel in terms of the psychological model of Erikson."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14939en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBurke, G. 2004. A characterization of Samuel in terms of the psychological model of Erikson. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Burke, Guenevere AB - The story of Samuel forms an integral part of the Hebrew saga, marking the transition from the period of Judges to the Israelite monarchy. Book I of Samuel is unusual in that it portrays the birth, death and major episodes of the prophet's life. In fact, Samuel, along with Moses and Jeremiah, is one of the few characters whose full life history is documented in the Biblical text: we not only have the significant events which lead up to his birth, but he makes an appearance again after his death. Given this detail, the purpose of this study is to investigate whether a re-reading of the character of Samuel through a psychological model can throw fresh insights on how the Israelites effected the transition from a theocracy to a monarchy. The choice of Erikson is motivated by two considerations. In the first, Erikson extended the boundaries of Freudian psychoanalysis by describing both normal as well as abnormal development. His ego-psychology, with its eight-stage developmental plan, its theses and antitheses, is particularly suitable in the case of Samuel, whose life-cycle for the most part can be viewed as problematic, a series of crises. In the second, though he wrote prolifically on numerous leading historical figures and literary characters, Erikson himself never analysed a Biblical figure. This work is, however, not confined to a psychological typification of the character of Samuel. It is intended to be an interdisciplinary study: it deals with the text as an integrated literary unit and relies on the insights of classical Biblical scholarship to support many of its conclusions. DA - 2004 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2004 T1 - A characterization of Samuel in terms of the psychological model of Erikson TI - A characterization of Samuel in terms of the psychological model of Erikson UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14939 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/14939
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationBurke G. A characterization of Samuel in terms of the psychological model of Erikson. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies, 2004 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14939en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentKaplan Centre for Jewish Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherHebrew and Jewish Studiesen_ZA
dc.titleA characterization of Samuel in terms of the psychological model of Eriksonen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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