Main description:

1. Takes a psychoanalytic and phenomenological approach to Freud's 'The Interpretation of Dreams' and Maimonides' 'Guide of the Perplexed'
2. Shows how the literary structure of both the Torah and Guide is similar to Freud's account of the structure of the Unconscious (including Preconscious/Conscious secondary revision) in dream work
3. This book demonstrates parallels in Freud's/Maimonides' ideas about concealing and revealing, allowing analysts to see how uncovering secrets can lead to a fuller inner life for their subjects

Contents:

Acknowledgements Preface- Rambam and Freud: a Secret Symmetry 1. Introduction- Maimonides' Guide of The Perplexed as a Medieval Precursor to Freud's Interpretation of Dreams 2. Rambam: B'reishit ("In the Beginning"; or "At the Head") 3. Mishnah Torah: Precedence for The Guide ; Historical Context. 4. Guide 5. The Exoteric and Esoteric of Freud's Dream Book 6. Denouement: Rambam's Perplexing Moreh and Freud's Perplexing Dream