Format:
1 online resource (v, 285 pages)
,
digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781108554398
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9781108429269
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9781108453707
Series Statement:
Cambridge studies in religion, philosophy, and society
Content:
We live in an era that often described as 'therapeutic.' Our culture is suffused with unconscious fantasies and psychoanalytic ways of thinking about self, other, and society. Aspects of the Freudian cultural universe have also had an impact on how we think about religion. In this volume, William Parsons explores the relationship between religion and psychoanalysis through multiple, linked investigations. Why did Freud write about religion and what did he say? What were the multiple critiques levelled at his work? What were the post-Freudian psychoanalytic advances? How can we still apply psychoanalytic ideas going forward? In answering these and related questions, Parsons distinguishes between classic-reductive, adaptive, and transformational psychoanalytic models. He also argues that the psychoanalytic theory of religion needs to integrate reflexive, dialogical, and inclusive elements as part of its toolkit. Offering illustrations and applications of such revisions, Parsons creates new capacities for thinking psychologically and critically about religion.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 May 2021)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781108429269
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Parsons, William, 1976 - Freud and Religion Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021 ISBN 9781108453707
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781108429269
Language:
English
Subjects:
Psychology
Keywords:
Freud, Sigmund 1856-1939
;
Religion
DOI:
10.1017/9781108554398
