Freud on Religion

by Marsha Aileen Hewitt

Book Overview

Freud argued that religions originate in the unconscious needs, longings and fantasies of human minds. His work has served to highlight how any analysis of religion must explore mental life, both the cognitive and the unconscious. 'Freud on Religion' examines Freud's complex understanding of religious belief and practice. The book brings together contemporary psychoanalytic theory and case material from Freud's clinical practice to illustrate how...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844657973
• ISBN13: 9781844657971
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.3"