David Bakan
David Bakan (April 23, 1921 in New York City – October 18, 2004 in Toronto) was an American psychologist.
Career
David Bakan was a major influence in how the field of
History of Psychology
, and served as the president of the division in 1970–71.
After attending
research methodology, as well as child abuse. In his book "Sigmund Freud and the Jewish Mystical Tradition" (1958) he attempted to trace the roots of early psychoanalytic concepts and methods in the Kabbalah, the Zohar, and talmudic interpretations. His "Duality of Human Existence: An Essay on Psychology and Religion" (1966) made important contributions to the history of psychology, especially in relation to the problem of introspection, research methodology, and the psychology of religion. In this essay, he also coined the psychological use of the terms "Communion" and "Agency". Other books by Bakan include "On Method: Toward a Reconstruction of Psychological Investigation" (1967); "Disease, Pain, and Sacrifice: Toward a Psychology of Suffering" (1968); "Slaughter of the Innocents: A Study of the Battered Child Phenomenon (1971)"; "And They Took Themselves Wives: The Emergence of Patriarchy in Western Civilization" (1979); and "Maimonides
on Prophecy" (1991).
Bakan retired in 1991, and served as professor emeritus in York University's Department of Psychology until his death in 2004.
Personal life
David married Mildred ("Millie") Blynn, who became a professor of philosophy at York University, in 1948, and they had six children: Joseph, Deborah, Abigail, Jonathan, Daniel and Jacob. He retired in 1991, and died at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto at the age of 83.
See also
- Unmitigated communion, first introduced by Bakan in 1966
References
- York University: Professor Emeritus David Bakan
- APA PsycNET: Obituary: David Bakan (1921-2004)
- Jewish Virtual Library: Bakan, David
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