King Herod: A Persecuted Persecutor. A Case Study in Psychohistory and Psychobiography. Transladed by Karen Gold.

Kasher, Aryeh, in collaboration with Eliezer Witztum:

ISBN 10: 311018964X / ISBN 13: 9783110189643

Published by Berlin; New York: De Gruyter, 2007

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(Studia Judaica, XXXVI) Gr.-8°, xx, 514 S., Fadenheftung, Orig.-Broschur. (Studia Judaica, XXXVI) - Zustand: sehr gut.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: King Herod: A Persecuted Persecutor. A Case Study in Psychohistory and Psychobiography. Transladed by Karen Gold.
• Publisher: Berlin; New York: De Gruyter
• Publication Date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 311018964X
• ISBN 13: 9783110189643
• Binding: Soft cover
• Weight: 1100 grams

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Synopsis

The enigma of King Herod as a cruel bloodthirsty tyrant on the one hand, and a great builder on the other is discussed in a systematic modern historical and psychological study. It seeks to unravel the contradictory historic mystery of the man and his deeds. After A. Schalit's König Herodes, this study is a new comprehensive, pioneering study on the intriguing personality of Herod, also using the insights of psychology. Herod's mental state reached an acute level, consistent with the DSM-IV diagnosis for "Paranoid Personality Disorder". He grew up with an ambiguous identity and suffered from feelings of inferiority. Haunted by persecutory delusions, he executed almost any suspect of treason, including his wife and three sons.

The Hebrew original text was Winner of the Ya'acov Bahat Prize for Non-Fiction Hebrew Literature for 2006.

About the Author

Aryeh Kasher, University of Tel-Aviv, Israel;Eliezer Witztum, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.