TY - BOOK AU - McCarthy,Andrew T. TI - Francis of Assisi as artist of the spiritual life: an object relations theory perspective SN - 9780761852513 AV - BX4700 .F6 U1 - 271/.302 23 PY - 2010/// CY - Lanham, Md. PB - University Press of America KW - Franciscus Assisiensis, KW - Francis, KW - Christian saints KW - Italy KW - Assisi KW - Biography KW - Object relations (Psychoanalysis) KW - Relation d'objet (Psychanalyse) KW - RELIGION KW - Institutions & Organizations KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Biographies KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-272) and index; Purpose and introduction -- Influences on the formation of medieval imaginations -- The imagination as viewed in contemporary theories -- D. W. Winnicott and the object relations theory -- Object relations theory after Winnicott -- Experience and relationship: the imaginative activity of Francis of Assisi -- Change, faith, and the image of God: the imagination of Francis of Assisi -- Meaning and conclusion; Electronic reproduction; [Place of publication not identified]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2024 N2 - This book applies modern psychological understanding to a historical person. This work focuses on one aspect - Francis' imagination - and an analysis of Francis' writings builds on a survey of modern views of the imagination and the approach of Object Relations Theory UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=597389 ER -