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    Cain’s Act: The Origins of Hate
    Cain’s Act: The Origins of Hate
    Cain’s Act: The Origins of Hate
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    Cain’s Act: The Origins of Hate

    By Massimo Recalcati

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    TARGET READERSHIP

    • Readers of Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning, Stephen Greenblatt’s and Simona Critchley’s books; When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi; Incerto by Nassim Taleb; How to Live a Good Life by Massimo Pigliucci, Skye Cleary, and Daniel Kaufman
    • Readers interested in psychology, Christian religion, psychological interpretation of religious texts

    KEY SELLING POINTS

    • A short, accessible yet erudite investigation about the origins of morality;
    • A timely meditation on violence, society, and our relationship with the Other;
    • Recalcati offers a fresh interpretation of one of the most famous episodes of the Old Testament
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEuropa Compass
    Release dateDec 6, 2022
    ISBN9781609458164
    Cain’s Act: The Origins of Hate
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    Massimo Recalcati

    Massimo Recalcati (1959) es un destacado psicoanalista, director del Instituto de Investigación en Psicoanálisis Aplicado y colaborador habitual de La Repubblica; es también uno de los ensayistas más prestigiosos y leídos de su país. Enseña, en la Universidad de Pavía, psicopatología del comportamiento alimentario, tema sobre el que ha escrito varios libros de referencia. En Anagrama ha publicado El complejo de Telémaco. Padres e hijos tras el ocaso del progenitor, Ya no es como antes. Elogio del perdón en la vida amorosa, La hora de clase. Por una erótica de la enseñanza, Las manos de la madre. Deseo, fantasmas y herencia de lo materno, El secreto del hijo. De Edipo al hijo recobrado, Retén el beso, La noche de Getsemaní.

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