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Over the last few decades, vibrant debates regarding post-secularism have found inspiration and provocation in the works of Sigmund Freud. A new interest in the interconnection of psychoanalysis, religion and political theory has emerged, allowing Freud’s illuminating examination of the religious and mystical practices in “Obsessive Neurosis and Religious Practices,” and the exegesis of the origins of ethics in religion in __Totem and Taboo,__ to gain currency in recent debates on modernity. In that context, the pivotal role of Freud’s masterpiece, __Moses and Monotheism,__ is widely recognized. __Freud and Monotheism__ brings together fundamental new contributions to discourses on Freud and Moses, as well as new research at the intersections of theology, political theory, and history in Freud’s psychoanalytic work. Highlighting the broad impact of __Moses and Monotheism__ across the humanities, the contributors hail from such diverse disciplines as philosophy, comparative literature, cultural studies, German studies, Jewish studies and psychoanalysis. Jan Assmann and Richard Bernstein, whose books pioneered the earlier debate that initiated the Freud and Moses discourse, seize the

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Author
Gilad Sharvit (editor); Karen S. Feldman (editor)
Publisher
University of California, Townsend Center for Humanities : Fordham University Press
Published
2018
Language
EN
ISBN
9780823280049
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Science, History, Psychology

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