War and the Soul by Edward Tick, PhD

War and the Soul

By

Edward Tick, PhD

INTRODUCTION

A.     Part I

THE SOUL IN WAR

CHAPTER 1: WAR, TRAUMA, AND SOUL

CHAPTER 2: THE MYTHIC ARENA OF WAR

CHAPTER 3: WAR AS A RITE OF PASSAGE

CHAPTER 4; ANCIENT MYTH AND MODERN WAR

CHAPTER 5: THE SOUL IN SLAUGHTER

B.     Part II

FROM MYTH TO REALI TY

CHAPTER 6: INSIDE PTSD

                                    INDENTITY AND SOUL WOUND

CHAPTER 7: EROS AND AESTHETICS IN HELL

CHAPTER 8: RELATIONS WITH THE MISSING AND THE DEAD

CHAPTER 9: THE SOUL OF THE NATION

CHAPTER 10: WARRIOR OR SOLDIER, HERO OR WASTE

C.     Part III

THE LONG ROAD HOME

CHAPTER 11: THE SOUL’S HOMEWARD JOURNEY

CHAPTER 12: PURIFICATION AND CLEANSING

CHAPTER 13: THE HEALING POWER OF STORYTELLING

CHAPTER 14: RESTITUTION IN THE FAMILY AND THE NATION

CHAPTER 15: INITIATION AS A WARRIOR

CHAPTER 16: WAR IN RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

CONCLUSION