Life of Gregory Zilboorg 1940–1959

<p><em>The Life of Gregory Zilboorg 1940–1959: Mind Medicine and Man</em> is the second volume of a meticulously researched two-part biography of the Russian-American psychoanalyst Gregory Zilboorg and chronicles the impact of the Second World War on his work and thinking as well as his divorce remarriage and conversion to Catholicism. </p><p>With extensive references to Zilboorg’s writing and politics this book demonstrates the significance of his contributions to the fields of psychiatry and psychoanalysis in the context of his tumultuous intellectual personal and spiritual life. In his late work he would argue controversially that there was no incompatibility between psychoanalysis and religion. </p><p>Grounded in a wealth of primary source material and impressive research this book completes the compelling biography of a major figure in psychoanalysis. It will be of interest to general readers as well as scholars across a range of disciplines particularly the history of psychoanalysis and religion.</p>