Freud on Interpretation: The Ancient Magical Egyptian and Jewish Traditions

by Robert W. Rieber

Book Overview

This book presents new insights into Freud's famous "discovery" of the unconscious and the subsequent development of psychoanalytic theories. The authors explore the original context in which these ideas arose and the central debate about mind as matter or something that transcends matter. In the course of this examination, it is demonstrated that Freud was influenced not only by the 19th century scientific milieu, but also by ancient cultures. While...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1489996923
• ISBN13: 9781489996923
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.0"