Escaping the Self: Alcoholism, Spirituality, Masochism and Other Flights from the Burden of Selfhood - Hardcover

Baumeister, Roy F.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0465020534 ISBN 13: 9780465020539

Verlag: Basic Books, 1991

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Book by Baumeister Roy F

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Overwhelmed by the demands of creating and maintaining a positive self-image in their personal and professional lives, some people are taking to escapist practices - drug and alcohol use is increasing, suicide rates are rising, exotic and foreign cults are flourishing. Why is it that there is such a strong urge to escape in a people as blessed as the middle classes? This book presents a view of the darkest side of human nature - showing how powerful experiences from religious ecstasy to bulimia can relieve the burden of maintaining a personal identity. Filled with lively examples and incisive analysis, this book enhances our understanding of behaviour both familiar and baffling.

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• Verlag: Basic Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0465020534
• ISBN 13: 9780465020539
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 268