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Death and Denial: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Legacy of Ernest Becker

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In this edited collection of essays, professionals and academics from across the spectrum of the humanities and social sciences outline the ways in which Generative Death Anxiety theory impacts their field and discuss the work of its most famous proponent, Ernest Becker, whose ^IDenial of Death^R won the Pulitzer Prize in 1973. The essays demonstrate that recognition of this deeply rooted source of human behavior and attitudes provides a fertile organizing principle for the humanities and social sciences.

The theory of Generative Death Anxiety is based on the recognition that if there is any uniquely human characteristic, it is the ability to anticipate and prepare for death. This recognition of mortality, however, runs directly counter to our survival instincts and must be repressed, thus creating a constant supply of repressed psychic energy―which, shaped by cultural and narrative factors, emerges in a rich array of human creativity and resourcefulness, but also in racism, religious chauvinism, reactive violence, and other types of pathological behavior. In this edited collection of essays, professionals and academics from across the spectrum of the humanities and social sciences outline the ways in which this theory impacts their field and discuss the work of its most famous proponent, Ernest Becker, whose ^IDenial of Death^R won the Pulitzer Prize in 1973. The essays demonstrate that recognition of this deeply rooted source of human behavior and attitudes provides a fertile organizing principle for the humanities and social sciences.

320 pages, Hardcover

First published December 30, 2002

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January 4, 2013
الكتاب عبارة عن مقالات لكتاب متعددون، ومتمحور حول أفكار ايرنيست بيكير حول الموت

يبتدأ الكتاب بالافتتاحية التالية:

بينما لا تدرك الكثير من الحيوانات ما هية الموت الا لحظة حدوثه.. فإن الانسان، يعد أحد الكائنات القلة (ان لم يكن الوحيد) الذي يخطط جزأ كبير من حياته، وفلسفته، وأفعاله، ويمحورها حول فكرة "الموت".

فكرة انجاب الذرية، فكرة الأعمال العظيمة التي تخلد الانسان، الايمان بدين يخلده بعد الموت كلها منبثقة من هذا الخوف من الموت والاختفاء. وهذا ما سماه "نظرية مكافحة الرهاب"
Terror Management Theory

من هنا أيضا تنبع أغلب فلسفات الاديان التي تبنى على "انكار الموت" أو الفناء التام للانسان بعد موته.. وذلك عن طريق فكرة الروح التي تستمر بعد موت الجسد، وانتقال الروحية في الحياة الاخرى
(مع اختلاف صور الحياة الأخروية من دين الى دين اخر)

يبدو أن اختيار بيكير كلمة "الانكار" تنبثق من كونه غير مؤمن بأي دين..


ما زلت اقرأه



هذا الفيديو يلخص كثير فكرة الكتاب الأساسية
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syNVg8...
والفلم الوثائقي الذي بني على أفكار مكافحة الخوف من الموت
Flight From Death - The Quest For Immortality
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62RwQK...


additional reading:
http://edwardkim.wordpress.com/2002/0...
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