| Freud and Monotheism: Moses and the Violent Origins of Religion Contributor(s): Sharvit, Gilad (Editor), Feldman, Karen S. (Editor), Assmann, Jan (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0823280039 ISBN-13: 9780823280032 Publisher: Fordham University Press OUR PRICE: $29.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Movements - Psychoanalysis - Religion | Judaism - History - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory |
| Dewey: 222.109 |
| LCCN: 2017054147 |
| Series: Berkeley Forum in the Humanities |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.75 lbs) 248 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Over the last few decades, vibrant debates regarding post-secularism have found inspiration and provocation in the works of Sigmund Freud. A new interest in psychoanalysis's relation to society has emerged, allowing Freud's account of the interdependence of religion, ethics, and violence to gain currency in recent debates on modernity. In that context, the pivotal role of Freud's masterpiece, Moses and Monotheism, is widely recognized. Freud and Monotheism critically examines a range of discourses surrounding Freud and Moses, taking as its entry point Freud's relations to Judaism, his conception of tradition and history, his theory of the mind, and his model of transgenerational inheritance. Highlighting the broad impact of Moses and Monotheism across the humanities, contributors from philosophy, comparative literature, cultural studies, Jewish studies, psychoanalysis, and Egyptology come together to illuminate Freud's book and the modern world with which it grapples. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sharvit, Gilad: - Gilad Sharvit is a Townsend Fellow at the Townsend Center for the Humanities at the University of California, Berkeley.Feldman, Karen S.: - Karen S. Feldman is Associate Professor of German at the University of California, Berkeley. She is author of Binding Words: Conscience and Rhetoric in Hobbes, Hegel and Heidegger.Goetschel, Willi: - Willi Goetschel is Professor of German and Philosophy at the University of Toronto.Malabou, Catherine: - Catherine Malabou, holder of Visiting Chairs in numerous North American universities, teaches philosophy at the CRMEP (Center for Research in Modern European Philosophy) at Kingston University (UK). The most recent of her books are, Changing Difference: The Feminine in Philosophy, and, with Judith Butler, You Will Be My Body for Me. |
