Religion, society, and psychoanalysis : readings in contemporary theory

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Religion, society, and psychoanalysis : readings in contemporary theory

edited by Janet L. Jacobs, Donald Capps

Westview, 1997

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  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Volume

: hbk ISBN 9780813326474

Description

Distinguished contributors provide an overview of three generations of psychoanalytic theory, including the work of Freud, Horney, Winnicott, and Kristeva, and discuss the evolution of psychoanalytic thought as it relates to the role that religion plays in modern culture. }Religion clearly remains a powerful social and political force in Western society. Freudian-based theory continues to inform psychoanalytic investigations into personality development, gender relations, and traumatic disorders. Using a historical framework, this collection of new essays brings together contemporary scholarship on religion and psychoanalysis. These various yet related psychoanalytic interpretations of religious symbolism and commitment offer a unique social analysis on the meaning of religion.Beginning with Freuds views on religion and mystical experience and continuing with those of Horney, Winnicott, Kristeva, Miller, and others, this volume surveys the work of three generations of psychoanalytic theorists. Special attention is given to objects relations theory and ego psychology, as well as to the recent work from the European tradition. Distinguished contributors provide a basic overview of a given theorists scholarship and discuss its place in the evolution of psychoanalytic thought as it relates to the role that religion plays in modern culture. Religion, Society, and Psychoanalysis marks a major, interdisciplinary step forward in filling the void in the social-psychology of religion. It is an extremely useful handbook for students and scholars of psychology and religion. }

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Freud
  • Freud and Hasidism (Dan Merkur)
  • Freud, Maimonides, and Incest (David Bakan)
  • Freud as Other: Anti-Semitism and the Development of Psychoanalysis (Janet Liebman Jacobs)
  • Psychoanalysis and Fundamentalism: A Lesson from Feminist Critiques of Freud (Ralph W. Hood Jr.)
  • Psychoanalysis And The Second-Generation Theorists
  • Karen Horneys Encounter with Zen (Marcia Westkott)
  • Melanie Klein, Motherhood, and the Heart of the Heart of Darkness (Patricia H. Davis)
  • Playing and Believing: The Uses of D. W. Winnicott in the Psychology of Religion (James W. Jones)
  • Childhood Fears, Adult Anxieties, and the Longing for Inner Peace: Erik H. Eriksons Psychoanalytic Psychology of Religion (Donald Capps)
  • Contemporary Psychoanalytic Perspectives
  • Heinz Kohuts Struggles with Religion, Ethnicity, and God (Charles B. Strozier)
  • Creating a New Research Paradigm for the Psychoanalytic Study of Religion: The Pioneering Work of Ana-Maria Rizzuto (John McDargh)
  • Alice Millers Insights into Religious Seekership (Marion S. Goldman)
  • Illusions with Futures: Jacques Lacan (William James Earle)
  • God and Lacanian Psychoanalysis: Toward a Reconsideration of the Discipline of Religious Studies (Carl Raschke)
  • Julia Kristeva and the Psychoanalytic Study of Religion: Rethinking Freuds Cultural Texts (Diane Jonte-Pace)
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780813326481

Description

Religion clearly remains a powerful social and political force in Western society. Freudian-based theory continues to inform psychoanalytic investigations into personality development, gender relations, and traumatic disorders. Using a historical framework, this collection of new essays brings together contemporary scholarship on religion and psychoanalysis. These various yet related psychoanalytic interpretations of religious symbolism and commitment offer a unique social analysis on the meaning of religion.Beginning with Freud's views on religion and mystical experience and continuing with those of Horney, Winnicott, Kristeva, Miller, and others, this volume surveys the work of three generations of psychoanalytic theorists. Special attention is given to objects relations theory and ego psychology, as well as to the recent work from the European tradition. Distinguished contributors provide a basic overview of a given theorist's scholarship and discuss its place in the evolution of psychoanalytic thought as it relates to the role that religion plays in modern culture.Religion, Society, and Psychoanalysis marks a major, interdisciplinary step forward in filling the void in the social-psychology of religion. It is an extremely useful handbook for students and scholars of psychology and religion.

Table of Contents

Introduction -- Freud -- Freud and Hasidism -- Freud, Maimonides, and Incest -- Freud as Other -- Psychoanalysis and Fundamentalism -- Psychoanalysis and the Second-Generation Theorists -- Karen Horney's Encounter with Zen -- Melanie Klein, Motherhood, and the "Heart of the Heart of Darkness" -- Playing and Believing -- Childhood Fears, Adult Anxieties, and the Longing for Inner Peace -- Contemporary Psychoanalytic Perspectives -- Heinz Kohut's Struggles with Religion, Ethnicity, and God -- Creating a New Research Paradigm for the Psychoanalytic Study of Religion -- Alice Miller's Insights into Religious Seekership -- Illusions with Futures: Jacques Lacan -- God and Lacanian Psychoanalysis -- Julia Kristeva and the Psychoanalytic Study of Religion: Rethinking Freud's Cultural Texts

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  • NCID
    BA30629363
  • ISBN
    • 0813326478
    • 0813326486
  • LCCN
    97000573
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Boulder, Colo.
  • Pages/Volumes
    vi, 282 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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