The Religious and Romantic Origins of Psychoanalysis: Individuation and Integration in Post-Freudian Theory

Suzanne R. Kirschner

ISBN 10: 0521444012 / ISBN 13: 9780521444019

Published by Cambridge Univ Pr, 1996

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240 pages. 9.50x6.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Religious and Romantic Origins of Psychoanalysis: Individuation and Integration in Post-Freudian Theory
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521444012
• ISBN 13: 9780521444019
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.56 kilograms

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Synopsis

This book considers the cultural and religious sources of contemporary psychoanalytic theories of the development of the self, and demonstrates that they are distinctively Western cultural constructions that tell a story in terms of a narrative pattern derived from biblical and Neoplatonic sources. Thus, religious themes and values still influence how modern psychologists make sense of the human condition, and Dr. Kirschner raises provocative questions about the status of psychoanalytic theories as knowledge and as science.

Book Description

Demonstrating that they are Western constructions, this study considers the cultural and religious sources of contemporary psychoanalytic theories of the development of the self. Thus, it raises provocative questions about the status of psychoanalytic theories as knowledge and as science.