Disciplining Freud on Religion Perspectives from the Humanities and Sciences

by Kaplan, Greg; Parsons, William; Belzen, Jacob; Bergo, Bettina; Bulkeley, Kelly; Carroll, Michael; Goux, Jean-Joseph; Jonte-Pace, Diane; Kaplan, Gregory; Parsons, William B.

• ISBN13: 9780739142127
• ISBN10: 0739142127
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-08-04
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

It is well known that in formulating his general theoretical framework and views on religion Freud drew on multiple disciplines within the natural and social sciences, as well as from the humanities. This edited collection adds to the continued multidisciplinary interest in Freud by focusing on his understanding and interpretation of_as well as his relationship to_religion. It _disciplines_ Freud by situating his work on religion from the methodological interests and theoretical advances found in diverse disciplinary contexts. Scholars within the field of religious studies, Jewish Studies, philosophy, and the natural sciences bring together their diverse voices to heighten the academic understanding of Freud on religion. The contributors aim to establish closer and more direct interdisciplinary communication and collaboration with regard to Freudian Studies. This volume should appeal to a wide range of scholars, for upper level undergraduate and graduate classes and those training in psychoanalysis.

Author Biography

Gregory Kaplan is the Anna Smith Fine Assistant Professor of Judaic Studies at Rice University. William B. Parsons is associate professor of religious studies at Rice University.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Framing Freud on Religion	p. vii
On Freud, Religion, and Religious Studies
Desiderata and Possibilities for the Psychological Study of Religion: How to Enlarge the Place of Freudian Thought in Religious Studies	p. 3
When Throne and Altar Are in Danger: Freud, Mourning, and Religion in Modernity	p. 59
Perspectives from the Natural and Social Sciences
Love the Mother, Hate the Father: Understanding Sociology's Vehement Rejection of Freud on Religion	p. 87
Of Chariots, Navels, and Winged Steeds: The Dialogue between Psychoanalysis and Buddhism	p. 107
Freud and Neuroscience: A Return to Origins	p. 147
Philosophical Reconsiderations
Freud and Philosophy of Religion after Metaphysics	p. 169
"The Jewish People Does Not Dream": The Paradoxes of Identification, or Martin Buber and Sigmund Freud on the Meaning of Judaism	p. 181
Freudian Unconscious and Secularization of Judaism	p. 217
Index	p. 225
About the Contributors	p. 231
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