%X The idea that guilt and Judaism are closely interlinked has a long historical legacy. After discussing recent work on anthropology and emotion focusing on shame and guilt, we examine three theories purporting to account for this link: psychoanalytic, theological, and guilt as a cultural stereotype particularly the notion of the Jewish mother.
%O This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The moral rights of the named author(s) have been asserted.
%J Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health
%A S Dein
%L discovery1458547
%V 15
%N 2
%T The Origins of Jewish Guilt: Psychological, Theological, and Cultural Perspectives
%D 2013
%P 123 - 137