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by: Michael Palmer
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 200.19
EAN: 9780415147477
ISBN: 0415147476
Label: Routledge
Manufacturer: Routledge
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 238
Publication Date: October 02, 1997
Publisher: Routledge
Sales Rank: 1111409
Studio: Routledge
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Michael Palmer provides a detailed account of two of the most important theories of religion in the history of psychology--those of Freud and Jung.
The book first analyzes Freud's claim that religion is an obsessional neurosis, a psychological illness fueled by sexual repression. He then considers Jung's rejection of Freud's theory, and his own assertion that it is the absence of religion, not its presence, which leads to neurosis.
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Rating: - Excellent on Freud, Not so hot on Jung
The book provides a very informative overview of Freud's psychology.
The philosophical discussion is hardly in depth, for instance, the debate about how empirical Freud is was hardly touched upon.
He does examine in detail Freud's criticisms of religion. The author's reply to Freud's criticisms is devastating.
I found it interesting to learn that Freud was a Lamarckian. According to this book, Freud felt that the genetic theory of inheritance hadn't caught ... Read More
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