On Freud’s "Moses and Monotheism" discusses key themes in Sigmund
Freud’s final book, Moses and Monotheism, written between 1934 and
1939. The contributors reflect on the historical context of the time
during which the book was written, including Freud’s mindset and his
struggle to leave Austria to escape the Nazi regime, and investigate
its contemporary implications and relevance. Drawing parallels with
contemporary society, the chapters cover topics like historical truth,
the effects of Nazism on Freud’s writing, Freud’s "relationship"
with Moses, the transmission of trauma across generations, the origins
and psychodynamics of anti-Semitism, Freud and Moses as leaders, and
the notion of Tradition. This book also reflects on the stories of
Moses and of Freud – the search of a people for a "Promised Land,"
the deep scars of slavery, and the struggle of a man to establish an
ideology and ensure its continuity. On Freud’s "Moses and
Monotheism" will be of great interest to all psychoanalysts and
psychoanalytic psychotherapists. It will also be of interest to
scholars investigating the nature of truth, and social scientists
interested in the broader applications of Freud’s discussions of the
nature of civilization.
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ISBN
9781000779332
Publisert
2022
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Utgiver
Taylor & Francis
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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