Review of: The Healing Power of Ancient Literature

Reviews the book, The healing power of ancient literature by Stephen Bertman and Lois Parker (2009). Is there a dimension besides the linear time construction of past, present, and future in which only being, or “soul,” now exists? This edited volume investigates this proposed nonlinear dimension an...

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Published in:Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts Creativity, and the Arts, 2010-11, Vol.4 (4), p.254-255
Main Author: Gregerson, Mary
Format: Article
Language:English
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Health
History
Literature
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Summary:Reviews the book, The healing power of ancient literature by Stephen Bertman and Lois Parker (2009). Is there a dimension besides the linear time construction of past, present, and future in which only being, or “soul,” now exists? This edited volume investigates this proposed nonlinear dimension and the propositions that this is where and how healing takes place and that modern fast-moving times of unrest yearn for the peace and centeredness accessible in ancient texts. The goal is discovery of meaning, or immutable human truths, for infusing the soul with wellness, a remedy direly needed in our tumultuous, overly fast-paced world. The means of proof is historical, explored through analyzing the reading experience of ancient literature, ironically termed thus in linear-based parlance. This volume does not answer definitely its central question. Nor does it really return again to it, except to describe the bewailing torment characteristic of a particular time. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved)
ISSN:1931-3896
1931-390X
DOI:10.1037/a0019410