Disciplining Freud on Religion: Perspectives from the Humanities and Sciences

Greg Kaplan; William Parsons

doi:10.5771/9780739142141

Summary

It is well known that in formulating his general theoretical framework and views on religion Freud drew on multiple disciplines within the natural and social sciences, as well as from the humanities. This edited collection adds to the continued multidisciplinary interest in Freud by focusing on his understanding and interpretation of_as well as his relationship to_religion. It 'disciplines' Freud by situating his work on religion from the methodological interests and theoretical advances found in diverse disciplinary contexts. Scholars within the field of religious studies, Jewish Studies, philosophy, and the natural sciences bring together their diverse voices to heighten the academic understanding of Freud on religion. The contributors aim to establish closer and more direct interdisciplinary communication and collaboration with regard to Freudian Studies. This volume should appeal to a wide range of scholars, for upper level undergraduate and graduate classes and those training in psychoanalysis.

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Edition: 1/2010
Copyright Year: 2010
ISBN-Print: 978-0-7391-4212-7
ISBN-Online: 978-0-7391-4214-1
Publisher: Lexington, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 234
Product Type: Edited Book

1. Contents No access
2. Introduction: Framing Freud on Religion No access
1. Chapter 01. Desiderata and Possibilities for the Psychological Study of Religion: How to Enlarge the Place of Freudian Thought in Religious Studies No access
2. Chapter 02. When Throne and Altar Are in Danger: Freud, Mourning, and Religion in Modernity No access
1. Chapter 03. Love the Mother, Hate the Father: Understanding Sociology’s Vehement Rejection of Freud on Religion No access
2. Chapter 04. Of Chariots, Navels, and Winged Steeds: The Dialogue between Psychoanalysis and Buddhism No access
3. Chapter 05. Freud and Neuroscience: A Return to Origins No access
1. Chapter 06. Freud and Philosophy of Religion after Metaphysics No access
2. Chapter 07. “The Jewish People Does Not Dream”: The Paradoxes of Identification, or Martin Buber and Sigmund Freud on the Meaning of Judaism No access
3. Chapter 08. Freudian Unconscious and Secularization of Judaism No access
Index No access Pages 225 - 230
About the Contributors No access Pages 231 - 234