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This groundbreaking study has been widely hailed for its focus on a human emotion generally considered impervious to rational analysis: romantic, passionate love. Ethel Person views romantic love as a powerful agent of change, arguing that it is as central to human culture as it is to human existence. This new edition of Dreams of Love and Fateful Encounters emphasizes the relevance of passion not only to lovers but also to mental health professionals whose patients often enter treatment because of love-related issuesAfrom the inability to love or make a commitment to the perils of extramarital love to love sickness or loss of love. She forthrightly addresses not only the power of love to unlock the soul but also its inherent paradoxes and conflicts. Employing a philosophical perspective in order to understand the existential dilemmas posed by love, and a cultural perspective in order to understand its cultural variability, Dr. Person breaks with contemporary intellectual and philosophical dismissive assumptions about romantic love. She acknowledges love's vital importance and power, proposing that passion serves an important function not only for the individual but also for the c

Who reads Dreams of Love and Fateful Encounters : The Power of Romantic Passion?

Author

Ethel Spector Person

Publisher

American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9781585626557

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Medical, Psychology, Medicine

Rating

3.98 / 5 (11 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14