Psychoanalysis and religion /
Series: The Terry lectures Physical details: vi, 119 pages ; 21 cm ISBN:0300000898; 9780300000894; 0300004680; 9780300004687.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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The problem -- Freud and Jung -- An analysis of some types of religious experience -- The psychoanalyst as "physician of the soul" -- Is psychoanalysis a threat to religion?
A noted psychoanalyst assesses the modern issue between traditional religion and a philosophy that takes as the sole aim in life the satisfaction of instinctive and material values.
Social psychologist Erich Fromm probes deep into the roots of religion to find its humanistic essence. In 1950, Erich Fromm attempted to free religion from its social function and to develop a new understanding of religious phenomena. Rather than analyzing what people believe in 'whether they're monotheistic, polytheistic, or atheistic, ' Fromm presents an idea of what religion means in secular terms. In his timeless and straightforward style, Fromm unmasks the alienating effects of any authoritarian religion. He reveals how a humanistic religion is conducive to one's own humanity, and explains why psychoanalysis does not threaten religion. Whether you're a believer or a long-time atheist, Fromm's erudite analysis of religion is sure to reshape your concept of spirituality.
Includes bibliographical references.
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