| Freud and Jung on Religion Contributor(s): Palmer, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415147476 ISBN-13: 9780415147477 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $56.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1997 Annotation: 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. br br 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Movements - Behaviorism - Psychology | Movements - Psychoanalysis - Psychology | Mental Health |
| Dewey: 200.19 |
| LCCN: 96-51720 |
| Lexile Measure: 1540 |
| Physical Information: 0.54" H x 6.14" W x 9.23" (0.78 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Michael Palmer provides a detailed account of the theories of religion of both Freud and Jung and sets them side by side for the first time In the first section of the text Dr Palmer analyses Freud's claim that religion is an obsessional neurosis - a psychological illness fuelled by sexual repression. The second section 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. Freud and Jung on Religion is suitable for general and specialist reader alike, as it assumes no prior knowledge of the theories of Freud or Jung and is an invaluable teaching text. |