Why Did Freud Reject God?: A Psychodynamic Interpretation

by Ana-Maria Rizzuto

In this book a widely recognized authority on religion and psychoanalysis takes a fascinating journey into Freud's past to examine the roots of his atheism. Dr. Ana-Mar?a Rizzuto reviews and reorganizes data about Freud's development and life circumstances to provide a psychodynamic interpretation of his rejection of God. She argues that Freud's early life and family relationships made it psychically impossible for him to believe in a provident and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300075251
• ISBN13: 9780300075250
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.6"