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Book SynopsisEarly Psychoanalytic Religious Writings presents, in one edited volume, many of the foundational writings in the psychoanalytic study of religion. These translated works by Abraham, Fromm, Pfister, and others, complement Freud’s seminal contributions and provide a unique window into the origins of psychoanalytic thinking. The volume includes the Freud-Pfister correspondence, with a brief introduction, which reveals the rich back story of friendship, mutual respect, and intellectual debate. These essays are anchored in Freud’s early theory-building and prefigure and are linked to later developments in psychoanalytic thought. The issues raised in these essays are of relevance still today – how is religions thinking shaped by unconscious processes reflecting primary relationships and drives?
Table of Contents Note on Original Publications 1 The Psychoanalytic Study of Religion: Past, Present, Future Edward P. Shafranske 2 Two Contributions to the Research of Symbols (Zwei Beitrage zur Symbolforschung. Imago IX, 1923, 122–126) Karl Abraham 3 If Moses were an Egyptian… (International Journal of Psycho-Analysis XX, 1939, 1–32) Sigmund Freud 4 The Dogma of Christ (Die Entwicklung des Christusdogma. Imago XVI, 1930, 305–373) Erich Fromm 5 Two Traditions from Pascal’s Childhood (Zwei Überlieferungen aus Pascals Kinderjahren. Imago XI (3), 1935, 346–351) Imre Hermann 6 A Psychoanalytic Study of the Holy Spirit (Eine Psychoanalytische Studie über den Heiligen Geist. Imago IX (1), 1923, 58–72) Ernest Jones 7 Is the Mark of Cain Circumcision? A Critical Contribution to Biblical Exegesis (Ist das Kainszeichen die Beschneidung Imago V, 1919, 290–293) Ludwig Levy 8 The Illusion of the Future: A Friendly Dispute with Professor Sigmund Freud (Die Illusion einer Zukunft. Imago XIV, 1928, 149–184) Oskar Pfister 9 The Fifth Commandment (Das fünfte Gebot. Imago IX, (1), 1923, 129–130) Sandor Rado 10 The Three Foundational Elements of Religious Feeling (The Mass Psychology of Fascism [Die Massenpsychologie des Faschismus]. 1933, Chapter VII: Sex Economy in the Fight Against Mysticism) Wilhelm Reich 11 Freud’s Journal IMAGO – 1912 to Present 12 The Future of an Illusion: The Illusion of the Future: An Historic Dialogue on the Value of Religion. Between Oskar Pfister and Sigmund Freud (Reprinted with Permission from The Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, 15(2), 1979, 177–186) H. Newton Malony and Gerald O. North Index
