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This investigation of religion by greatest psychoanalyst of the twentieth-century explores the role faith can take in the life of man, what it can mean to us and why as a species we are inclined towards it.
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Sigmund Freud was born in 1856 and died in exile in London in 1939. As a writer and doctor he remains one of the informing voices of the twentieth century.
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Many people wrongly deny Freud his right as a watershed thinker but this unfair criticism should be corrected. Take for example this text that together with Totem and Taboo and Moses and Monotheism lay the groundwork for an account of the natural origin of religion that would rival even Nietzsche and Marx. He distinguishes two complex reasons for religious belief (especially Christian belief) firstly the willing of an after life in which the injustices of this world can be rectified and secondly the pursuit of a father figure that can replace the human father as complete protector. Though the book makes some reference to ideas such as that of the Oedipus complex which is now considered dated and vastly speculative the text on the whole stays within the confines of perfectly reasonable theories. It is an ingenious and fascinating look at the beliefs of millions of people around the world and is a text that has for too long been overlooked by those interested in the psychology behind religious belief.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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great book, great writing, suitable length, clear prose, limited theory. most people will accept most of what is in this book today without blinking. the natural religion pasts have been done better by nietzsche and marx
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This essay was penned by Freud in 1928 and remains timeless.
In this Penguin 'Great Ideas' series it takes up barely seventy pages ('Mourning and Melancholia' fills the remaining twenty-or-so) but it is a great little read.
The author discusses what he sees as the 'reasons' for religious belief.
As you would expect, Freud digs deep into the human mind and offers up some compelling ideas about 'why' religious belief exists in otherwise rational beings.
Barry
In this Penguin 'Great Ideas' series it takes up barely seventy pages ('Mourning and Melancholia' fills the remaining twenty-or-so) but it is a great little read.
The author discusses what he sees as the 'reasons' for religious belief.
As you would expect, Freud digs deep into the human mind and offers up some compelling ideas about 'why' religious belief exists in otherwise rational beings.
Barry
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