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In this illuminating volume, Tamas Pataki critically examines Freud’s psychoanalytic approach to religion, tracing its intellectual evolution and impact on contemporary theories and practice.
This book delves deeply into Freud’s psychoanalytic critique of religion, offering readers a comprehensive analysis of his naturalist perspective and its implications for understanding religious belief systems. Pataki explores Freud’s theories alongside the contributions of other prominent thinkers such as Erich Fromm, Ana-Maria Rizzuto, W.W. Meissner, W. R. Bion and N. Symington highlighting their expansions and critiques of Freud’s work. Examining Rizzuto’s research on God representations, Meissner’s insights into the spiritual dimensions of religion, contributions from attachment theory and the emerging trends of spiritually sensitive psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic mysticism the book provides a philosophically rigorous and nuanced comparison of psychoanalytic approaches to religion. This book offers a rich tapestry of ideas that explore the complex interplay between psychology, culture, and spirituality.
Ideal for scholars, students and professionals in psychoanalysis, philosophy, theology and psychology, this book is a valuable resource for anyone seeking to understand the complex relationship between religion and the human psyche.
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Tamas Pataki is a philosopher and senior honorary fellow at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He is the author of Religion, Narcissism and Fanaticism (2024) and Wish-fulfilment in Philosophy and Psychoanalysis: The Tyranny of Desire (2014).
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