Product Description

"Of God And Madness" is the fictional story of Adam, an emotionally troubled young man, whose spiritual journey enables him to become a godly adult. Adam is a child of a Jewish woman, a palace concubine, and the last of the Ottoman sultans. Raised in palatial surroundings by a French Catholic governess, Adam was exposed to the teachings of all three of the religions of Abraham, as he was tutored by an Armenian Christian music teacher, a Muslim Imam, and a Jewish Rabbi. In this intriguing saga, which spans the first fifty years of the last century, Adam, while attempting to maintain his own precarious sanity, comes of age during the tumultuous end of the Ottoman Empire. Ensnared by the havoc created by World War I in Istanbul and World War II in Paris, as well as by the turmoil in Jerusalem during the final years of the British rule, Adam struggles to make sense of God. This is the story of a person who began searching for God and ended up finding himself, redeeming his spiritual journey. At the end of his quest, Adam sublimely affirms: 'God believes in me. I want to love.'

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1066917 in Books
• Published on: 2006-09-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 252 pages

Review
A masterpiece! Of God andMadness made me laugh, cry, and cherish every moment of my life. Don't miss this book. -- Gary Zukav

What a beautiful and fascinating book. Once I started reading it, I couldn't put it down. -- Vamik Volkan

What a provocative and evocative work! Each page is a marvel. -- Deepak Chopra

About the Author
T. Byram Karasu, M.D., Silverman Professor and the University Chairman, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Psychiatrist-in-Chief of Montefiore Medical Center, is the author or editor of fifteen books, including the seminal "Treatments of Psychiatric Disorders" and two best sellers, "The Art of Serenity" and "The Spirit of Happiness". He is currently the editor in chief of the American Journal of Psychotherapy and a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Karasu is a scholar, renowned clinician, teacher, and lecturer, and the recipient of numerous awards, including the American Psychiatric Association's Presidential Commendation.

Customer Reviews

too much negativity
In the end, this book made a profound spiritual point. The problem is that there were hundreds of pages filled with negativity to get there. The protagonist is filled with angst, which Karasu describes in excruciating detail. In the end, I think this book is very much like Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist, but Of God and Madness is a much more dry, intellectual, difficult read.

Fascinating
The era and the writer's ability to reflect the events of that age are bot fascinating. I enjoyed it a lot and could not drop it until I finished.