Introducing the Freud Wars (Introducing...(Totem))

By Stephen Wilson

Book Overview

Compact INTRODUCING guide on the debates surrounding psychoanalysis's most contested figure. Freud is universally recognised as a pivotal figure in modern culture. Yet the man and his work continually attract scandal, outrage and scientific suspicion. Was he a psychological genius or a peddler of humbug? Despite his atheism, did he invent a new religious cult? Is he to blame for disguising the prevalence of sexual abuse? Is there an Oedipus Complex? Was he a drug addict? A wittily illustrated glimpse behind the demonised myths to the heart of a red-hot debate.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1840463813
• ISBN13: 9781840463811
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Icon Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Excellent series

I started with Introducing Quantum physics--and then was hooked on to this series. I got this book and the one on Jung together, it is amazing how much we have travelled in such a short period of time in psychiatric care, and how much these two have influenced even our current thought process. Its easy to see now ( at least for me)-- how Aristotles' thoughts held sway for a thousand years before anyone even questioned them.