Freud and Augustine in Dialogue: Psychoanalysis, Mysticism, and the Culture of Modern Spirituality

by William B. Parsons

Book Overview

"It is arguably the case," writes William Parsons, "that no two figures have had more influence on the course of Western introspective thought than Freud and Augustine." Yet it is commonly assumed that Freud and Augustine would have nothing to say to each other with regard to spirituality or mysticism, given the former's alleged antipathy to religion and the latter's not usually being considered a mystic.

Adopting an interdisciplinary, dialogical,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813934796
• ISBN13: 9780813934792
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"