IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/vrs/jpepsi/v21y2015i1-2p155-184n7.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Psychobiography of Jesus Christ in view of Władysław Witwicki’s theory of cratism

Author

Listed:
  • Citlak Amadeusz

Abstract

The article is an attempt at a critical evaluation of applying one of the most original theories of Polish psychology, i.e. W. Witwicki’s theory of cratism, to the interpretation of the activities and personality of Jesus Christ. The theory of cratism, though it provides substantial explanation possibilities, has been largely forgotten. W. Witwicki used it to try to interpret many aspects of human activity such as art, social relations, as well as the life of ancient figures, among others, Socrates and Jesus Christ. Thanks to this, he created the first ever in Polish psychology (and also one of the first in world psychology) psychobiography. The proposal to decipher the activity of Jesus of Nazareth through Witwicki, however, raises large concerns, which discouraged many psychologists, and especially religious environments. I would like to indicate the most controversial moments of his work, while drawing attention to the great value of the theory itself also today, at the beginning of the 21st century, particularly in the area of historical psychology.

Suggested Citation

  • Citlak Amadeusz, 2015. "Psychobiography of Jesus Christ in view of Władysław Witwicki’s theory of cratism," Journal for Perspectives of Economic Political and Social Integration, Sciendo, vol. 21(1-2), pages 155-184, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:jpepsi:v:21:y:2015:i:1-2:p:155-184:n:7
    DOI: 10.2478/pepsi-2015-0007
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://doi.org/10.2478/pepsi-2015-0007
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.2478/pepsi-2015-0007?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Runyan, William McKinley, 1984. "Life Histories and Psychobiography: Explorations in Theory and Method," OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press, number 9780195034868.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.

      Corrections

      All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:vrs:jpepsi:v:21:y:2015:i:1-2:p:155-184:n:7. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

      If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

      If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

      If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

      For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Peter Golla (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.sciendo.com .

      Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

      IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.