Disciplining Freud on Religion: Perspectives from the Humanities and Sciences

by Kaplan, Gregory; Parsons, William B.

• ISBN13: 9780739142141
• ISBN10: 0739142143
• Copyright: 2010-08-16
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc

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 diversedisciplinary 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 establishcloser 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.