Bøger af Eric Caplan

"This study examines Reconstructionism's interpretation and adaptation of the traditional Jewish liturgy and creation of new prayer texts to convey and express its changing ideology. Other branches of American liberal Judaism are examined as well. All facets of the movement's liturgical materials are analysed, including translations, rubrics and layout"--

An exploration of Victorian culture in the United States that shatters the myth of Freud's seminal role in the creation of American psychotherapy. It shows how psychotherapy came to occupy its central position in mainstream American culture.