Sibling Relationships

by Prophecy Coles

Overview

For this volume, the author has brought together a group of distinguished writers to explore a wide range of issues affecting sibling relationships. This exciting collection of papers addresses a long neglected subject in psychoanalytic thinking. Since Sigmund Freud, psychoanalytic attention has focused firmly on the Oedipal triangle and as a consequence sibling relationships have languished in virtual oblivion. In recent years the importance of siblings has started to be investigated but we are still at the beginning of formulating theory on this subject. This book raises fascinating issues for therapists who are forging new forms of thought on the interplay of sibling relationships.Contributors: Leonore Davidoff; R.D. Hinshelwood; Vivienne Lewin; Juliet Mitchell; Elspeth Morley; Estelle Roith; Margaret Rustin; Michael Rustin; Jennifer Silverstone; Harriet Thistlethwaite; and Gary Winship.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780429919206
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/24/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	266
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Coles, Prophecy

Table of Contents

Preface -- Introduction -- Culture and Literature -- The sibling relationship and sibling incest in historical context -- Ishmael and Isaac: an enduring conflict -- Orestes and democracy -- The siblings of Measure for Measure and Twelfth Night -- The replacement child as writer -- Clinical Theory -- Sibling trauma: a theoretical consideration -- The idealization of the twin realtionship -- The influence of sibling relationships on couple choice and development -- Siblings

Editorial Reviews

No one can afford to turn a blind eye to the powerful emotional effects of love and rivalry between siblings. We do so at our peril, for we shall enact and compulsively repeat critical issues carried over from the sibling relationship if we do. For this reason Prophecy Coles’ collection of important writers in the subject of sibling relationship is essential reading for psychotherapists, parents and siblings. Literary studies will also be enriched by psychoanalytic understanding of key literary texts and the impact of the dead sibling on the creative writer.

Dr. Jeanne Magagna

"In [Sibling Relationships, Prophecy Cole] has brought together an impressive team of writers who show how pervasive and yet elusive the relevance of siblings is—not only in childhood but throughout life—in shaping our world and our lives. Focusing on literature, sociology, mythology, religion, psychology and politics, we have rich and persuasive papers describing the complexity of family and society dynamics over centuries and discussing the multiple ways in which the relationship with siblings influences each individual's position in the world. This book should be welcomed by our psychotherapeutic community and it will also be of interest to may other readers."

Abraham H. Brafman

"[T]his book approaches sibling relationships from a different, interesting perspective. Summing Up: Recommended."

Choice - R. B. Stewart Jr.

"[T]his book approaches sibling relationships from a different, interesting perspective. Summing Up: Recommended."

"In [Sibling Relationships, Prophecy Cole] has brought together an impressive team of writers who show how pervasive and yet elusive the relevance of siblings is—not only in childhood but throughout life—in shaping our world and our lives. Focusing on literature, sociology, mythology, religion, psychology and politics, we have rich and persuasive papers describing the complexity of family and society dynamics over centuries and discussing the multiple ways in which the relationship with siblings influences each individual's position in the world. This book should be welcomed by our psychotherapeutic community and it will also be of interest to may other readers."

“No one can afford to turn a blind eye to the powerful emotional effects of love and rivalry between siblings. We do so at our peril, for we shall enact and compulsively repeat critical issues carried over from the sibling relationship if we do. For this reason Prophecy Coles’ collection of important writers in the subject of sibling relationship is essential reading for psychotherapists, parents and siblings. Literary studies will also be enriched by psychoanalytic understanding of key literary texts and the impact of the dead sibling on the creative writer.

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