Sigmund Freud and the Jewish Mystical Tradition.

Sigmund Freud and the Jewish Mystical Tradition.

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Author / Creator:Bakan, David.
Imprint:Dover Publications, 2012.
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
Subject:
Freud, Sigmund, -- 1856-1939.
Freud, Sigmund, -- 1856-1939.
Psychoanalysis.
Mysticism -- Judaism.
Mysticism -- Judaism.
Psychoanalysis.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11872589
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ISBN:1306360099
9781306360098
9780486147499
0486147495
9780486437675
Digital file characteristics:text file
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Summary:"Dr. Bakan's book ... is destined to become a landmark in the study of the historical origins of psychoanalysis."--American Journal of Psychiatry In this pioneering work, David Bakan challenges the popular view of Freud as an entirely secular intellectual, schooled in modern culture rather than Jewish traditions. Bakan contends that the father of psychology was profoundly influenced by mystic lore about which he appeared to know very little -- and which represents the antithesis of scientific method. This work is based on the premise that Freudian psychoanalytic theory is largely rooted in the Jewish religion, particularly the mysticism of the kabbala. In a fascinating interpretation of the blend of personality and cultural history, Bakan explains how Freud's Jewish heritage contributed, either consciously or unconsciously, to his psychological theories. The author employs Freud's own distinction between being a Jew and the acceptance of Jewish doctrine to demonstrate the effect of Jewish mysticism in the formation of Freud's technical genius. With its focus on the ways in which Freud was and was not Jewish, this study offers a model example of the problem of Jewish identity -- as embodied by one of the giants of modern science, who professed to be both "infidel" and "Jew."
Other form:Print version: 9781306360098
Table of Contents:
  • Title Page; Dedication; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; NOTES; Preface to the New Edition; Acknowledgments; Part I
  • The Background of Freud's Development of Psychoanalysis; 1
  • The Problem of the Origins of Psychoanalysis; NOTES TO CHAPTER I; 2
  • Hypotheses Relating the Origins of Psychoanalysis to Freud's Personal Life; NOTES TO CHAPTER 2; 3
  • Psychoanalysis as a Problem in the History of Ideas; NOTES TO CHAPTER 3; 4
  • Anti-Semitism in Vienna; NOTES FOR CHAPTER 4; 5
  • The General Question of Dissimulation; NOTES TO CHAPTER 5; 6
  • Did Freud Ever Dissemble?; NOTES TO CHAPTER 6
  • 7
  • Freud's Positive Identification as a JewNOTES TO CHAPTER 7; 8
  • Freud's Relationship to Fliess and His Other Jewish Associates; NOTES TO CHAPTER 8; Part II
  • The Milieu of Jewish Mysticism; 9
  • Early Kabbala; NOTES TO CHAPTER 9; 10
  • Modern Kabbala; NOTES TO CHAPTER 10; 11
  • The Zohar; NOTES TO CHAPTER 11; 12
  • The Chmielnicki Period; NOTES TO CHAPTER 12; 13
  • Jewish Self-Government; NOTES TO CHAPTER 13; 14
  • The Sabbatian Episode; NOTES TO CHAPTER 14; 15
  • The Frankist Episode; NOTES TO CHAPTER 15; 16
  • Chassidism; NOTES TO CHAPTER 16; Part III
  • The Moses Theme in the Thought of Freud
  • 17
  • The Moses of MichelangeloNOTES TO CHAPTER 17; 18
  • Some Relevant Biographical Items; NOTES TO CHAPTER 18; 19
  • Moses and Monotheism-A Book of Double Content; NOTES TO CHAPTER 19; 20
  • Moses as an Egyptian; A. THE SABBATIAN FULFILLMENT; B. THE FANTASY OF THE "FAMILY ROMANCE"; C. MOSES AND ANTI-SEMITISM; D. THE DISSOCIATION OF MOSES FROM THE JEWS; 21
  • Moses Was Killed By the Jews; NOTES TO CHAPTER 21; 22
  • Freud's Messianic Identification; NOTES TO CHAPTER 22; Part IV
  • The Devil as Suspended Superego; 23
  • Introduction; NOTES TO CHAPTER 23; 24
  • The Transition; NOTES TO CHAPTER 24
  • 25
  • The Hypnosis and Cocaine EpisodesNOTES TO CHAPTER 25; 26
  • The Discovery of the Transference; NOTES TO CHAPTER 26; 27
  • The "Flectere ... " of the Interpretation of Dreams; NOTES TO CHAPTER 27; 28
  • Freud's Paper on Demoniacal Possession; NOTES TO CHAPTER 28; 29
  • The Composition of The Interpretation of Dreams; NOTES TO CHAPTER 29; 30
  • Accretion of Meanings to the Devil Image; A. THE PROBLEM OF "DISTANCE"; B. THE DEVIL AS KNOWER; C. THE CURATIVE POWER INHERENT IN THE DEVIL; Part V
  • Psychoanalysis and Kabbala; 31
  • The Problem of Scholarship; NOTES TO CHAPTER 31
  • 32
  • Techniques of InterpretationA. MAN AS TORAH; B. INTERPRETATION EN DETAIL AND EN MASSE; C. DREAM INTERPRETATION IN THE TRACTATE BERAKOTH; D. WORDPLAY; NOTES TO CHAPTER 32; 33
  • Sexuality; NOTES TO CHAPTER 33; Epilogue
  • Heimlichkeit; Index; A CATALOG OF SELECTED DOVER BOOKS IN ALL FIELDS OF INTEREST

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