Teaching Freud

by Diane Jonte-Pace

Book Overview

As one of the first theorists to explore the unconscious fantasies, fears, and desires underlying religious ideas and practices, Freud con be considered one of the grandparents of the field of Religious Studies. Yet his legacy is deeply contested. How can Freud be taught in a climate of critique and controversy? The fourteen contributors to this volume, all recognized scholars of religion and psychoanalysis, describe how they address Freud's contested...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195157699
• ISBN13: 9780195157697
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.4"