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Disintegration, Salvation, and/or Madness in Dostoevsky
International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies, Volume 23, Issue 1, March 2026.ABSTRACT Psychological fragmentation and derangement suffuse Dostoevsky's fiction. This paper argues that the madness of Dostoevsky characters derives from intense wounds to the self: humiliating lacerations that impel fugue and disintegration. Such vulnerable, frangible characters seek to escape and deny themselves to avoid being seen for who they are.
Jerry Piven
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The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, Volume 34, Issue 4, Page 1155-1194, October/December 2019., 2019 Summary Major international organizations like UN Women and the World Health Organization (WHO) estimate that nowadays, more than one‐third of all women in the world suffer male intimate partner violence (IPV) at some point in their lives and that eliminating the societal acceptancy of that violence is a major element in combatting it.
Arno Tausch
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THE GOSPEL TEXT AND THE TRADITIONS OF OLD RUSSIAN LITERATURE IN DOSTOEVSKY’S NOVEL “THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV” [PDF]
Проблемы исторической поэтики, 2012 The article looks at two parts of Fedor Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov – A Russian Monk and Alyosha – as texts written in the hagiographic tradition.
Elena Alekseevna Garicheva
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International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies, Volume 22, Issue 3, September 2025.ABSTRACT A previous paper described and challenged Girard's extensive revisions and rejections of psychoanalytic ideas, further elucidating some of his egregious misunderstandings and erroneous claims. This paper continues by dissecting his problematic claims about religion, especially his dubious insistence that Christian revelation is the only ...
Jerry S. Piven
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Social Science Quarterly, Volume 106, Issue 4, July 2025.ABSTRACT Objectives Misinformation has emerged as an important threat to democracies, fostering severe concerns among citizens worldwide. However, even in this context, research emphasizes that citizens play a crucial role in the dissemination of falsehoods on social media.
Manuel Goyanes +2 more
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René Girard's Revision and Misapprehension of Psychoanalysis
International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies, Volume 22, Issue 2, June 2025.ABSTRACT René Girard's theories of mimetic desire, religious sacrifice, and violence have been immensely provocative and influential. His ways of framing literary desire and conflict are fascinating, as they illustrate how desire and rivalry unleashed lead to violence and derangement.
Jerry S. Piven
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THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV: THE THEME OF RECONCILIATION
Selçuk Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, 2016 THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV: THE THEME OF ...
Nezih ONUR
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Editor\u27s Introduction [PDF]
, 2015 One of the oldest and most persistent challenges to faith in an all-good and all-powerful Creator is the reality of evil and suffering. This issue of the Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies addresses the perennial issue of theodicy in a wide-ranging way ...
Malkovsky, Bradley
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THE SERAPHIC ELDER IN "THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV": PROBLEMATIC ASPECTS [PDF]
Проблемы исторической поэтики, 2008 The article examines the image of the elder Zosima in Dostoevsky's novel "The Brothers Karamazov". Character fits into the european and the orthodox paradigm of christian culture.
Suzy V. N.
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Fyodor Dostoevsky’s and Flannery O’Connor’s Use of the Grotesque: Irrational or Mysterious? [PDF]
, 2008 Both Fyodor Dostoevsky and Flannery O’Connor used the grotesque to portray their beliefs about human nature. Both believed that mystery is a crucial element of truth and humanity’s understanding is limited.
Marken, Kyra E
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